Wow, I've known about this place for like 5 years and I still didn't bother to join, hehe. Anyways I would like to announce that I am a member here and I can't wait to expand my knowledge on lucid dreaming.

I'll tell you about my first lucid dream. I have a dream journal that I started to work on in about '02. I am still currently writing on it. I remember that I was chasing one of my friends (I seemed to be closer to the ground so I assumed I was young in this dream.) Then my friend turned around and I saw my mom's face. I kinda laughed and then realized something, "This can't be real... I must be dreaming". I then realized the world of wonders I could be in. I was new to it so I made myself taller, and it worked. And then uh... some NSFW stuff happened (don't judge, I was 13, lol.) It was great until I suddenly woke up.

That was my only lucid dream I ever had and I've been trying to have once up until this day, to no avail. I am deeply afraid of sleep paralysis so this is probably another reason too. Does anyone know great guides to lessen the chance of SP and a better chance of having a LD?