hi i'm nougat420 and ....

[nougat420]

I'm a 30yo male, and have always been intrigued by lucid dreaming. I did a little research on how to initiate it (checking your watch 2x multiple times a day etc...) and it never worked. My LDs are always spontaneous, but rare. Maybe 10 or less in the past year. Usually I wake right up after attaining lucidity, or forget about it and go back to normal dreamland. The couple times I was able to stay lucid for a few seconds I did the "check your watch twice" thing and sure enough, the watch was not only totally different but not even showing earthly characters. But I've come upon a handicap lately... I can only sleep on my side, with a pillow to throw my leg over because my knees hurt if I use the standard "side sleeping position". (That's been my position forever, it's just now manifesting in dreams) Ever since lucidity entered the picture, in every dream I have I feel laid out on my side whether I'm walking, driving, partying... and sleeping. That's my number one dream topic now- laying down while stuff happens around me. Maybe I'm participating in this stuff, but I'm acutely aware of my (real) physical position no matter what. For example last night I was partying with charlie sheen, some random people from high school, and some women of ill repute (non lucid)... from his couch, laying on my side. Sucks no? How do you "bang 7 gram rocks" with the "winner" like that? So does anyone else have this quirk where your actual physical position is effecting your dream life? I'd love to hear a technique to break it, but even just hearing others with similar stories would be cool. Thanks! N

[OpheliaBlue]

Welcome to DreamViews nougat! You know, I have been aware of my physical sleeping body in a few dreams, both lucid and not. For me though, it's usually right as I'm waking up anyway. You could use this as a dream sign since it happens to you repeatedly. Next time you find yourself in that position, do a reality check and see what happens. If it makes you lucid, then from there you can attack ways to break free from still feeling like you're on your side.

[parkmeats]

I'm sorry to hear about your handicap, but something you said sort of gives me an idea. You mention how you are acutely aware of your real position. This can be a key to so many lucid dreams. Whenever you are aware of your position of your sleeping body, all you have to do is take a look around at your surroundings and bring your awareness into the dream. Basically what Ophelia said now that I look.... hehehe

[nougat420]

That's a good point guys, I will try to use it as a dream marker and maybe that will make me forget about it. Like I said I've only ever had success spontaneously, but I came on here to pick up some tips in taking a more active approach and this is a great start. Thanks Park & Ophelia!

[nougat420]

I tried it out and it worked... I was in the casino and I realized "now why would I be laying down in the middle of a casino" and BAM... lucidity. I didn't wake up, I managed to hold it for a tiny bit but I'm still a long way away from HD surround sound dreams and flying with the eagles. The visuals have always been dull for me though, I'm what a teacher called call an "auditory learner"- i think more in words and have trouble envisioning things (in the most literal sense- I have like, no visual imagination I guess is the closest I can come to describing it)

[OpheliaBlue]

Awesome! So glad that helped. You know, alot of my lucids are visually wonky too, as I'm also an auditory learner. It's just one of those things that gets better with practice. But I find that my DILDs are clearer than WILDs for me, because the dream is already set up with visuals and all :p

[TwitchLucidity]

I tried it out and it worked... I was in the casino and I realized "now why would I be laying down in the middle of a casino" and BAM... lucidity. I didn't wake up, I managed to hold it for a tiny bit but I'm still a long way away from HD surround sound dreams and flying with the eagles. The visuals have always been dull for me though, I'm what a teacher called call an "auditory learner"- i think more in words and have trouble envisioning things (in the most literal sense- I have like, no visual imagination I guess is the closest I can come to describing it) Lol, I am the exact opposite. I can make anything in my mind visually and auditory. I'm glad your handicap helped you in lucidity, its a foolproof way of becoming lucid.