Hi,

So I heard about this site from a friend and so I read the whole guide right away. I'm very thrilled about this lucid dreaming. I've had uncountable amounts of lucid dreams in my life but I never really knew how to intentionally make them happen. I didn't know it was even possible! Also I've had the problem of waking up the instant I'm realizing "Hey, this is a dream!". Actually the dreams never were fully lucid... I always wanted to try too much too fast so I lost control and waked up. So that's what I'm starting with.

I got so excited about this that I started a Dream Journal last night!. I only remembered one shortish dream that I had in the morning but at least it's something. I had an alarm set up in the middle of a presumed REM phase but it wasn't loud enough so I didn't wake up to it. I just remember I had "some" dream in the early night.

Anyhow, I want to make this work so could you give me some good pointers on how I could remember the dreams I had? I tried thinking to myself while I was falling asleep, but it didn't really work... Maybe I was too excited... I really was extremely excited last night.

Also I would like to know how often a skilled lucid dreamer actually has those dreams? Does he always have to make it happen? Or does he just recognise dream signs every (other/third) night?

I must say though, I feel really wierd doing the reality checks... but I guess it's pretty vital and you get used to it fast enough... What would be a working method to do those frequently enough? I don't have a digital watch that chimes every hour.

I don't know if I'm ready to induce a lucid dream right away...(Or am I?) First I have to find out my dream signs and all that. But if I wanted to try it, I guess i'd try HILD.

So I'd be happy to receive some helpful hints to begin with... Maybe something I haven't read before in the guide (on the mainpage).