Originally posted by bladeage
hi everyone its cool to finally find a place to ask questions and share experiences. *

I had a question, do you guys ever become lucid for a while then blink and wake up?

I dont know if it only happens to me because when I was a kid i came up with a way to wake myself up out of a bad dream. I would blink 3 times. it only worked when i did it 3 times not 2 not 1. But i've been lucid in dreams before and i can go about my business but as soon as i blink, i wake up. What is my problem? I have never had a lucid dream for longer than a few minutes, or atleast as long as i could keep myself from blinking.

Blinking sucks. and the the thing is when i realize i am dreaming the first thing that happens is i blink, i dont know if its instinct because i only did it when i was a kid. But i dont even have to blink 3 times to wake up. It sucks cuz i cant really do much and for some reason its hard not to blink. lol * any similar experiences?

Hmm..what happens with this blinking? Is it just an automatic blink, or do you do it consciously?
If it's the latter, then maybe you should try looking at your hands, and looking back into the dreamscape. This is supposed to help you stop losing your lucidity.
Hopefully someone will be able to give you better answers than i, this isn't something i know much about...usually, my lucid dreams just fade into regular ones.
By the way, welcome to DV, feel free to PM me or another dreamguide if you have any questions!