Hi. I am just getting into this slightly strange world of lucid dreaming.

The main problem I have is that I am just terrified of it. I am fine with it during the day, even practicing reality checks and such, but in the evenings as the prospect of getting to bed comes closer I just start getting really scared about what could happen and have to think about other things to alleviate my fear, preventing me from having a lucid dream.

The fact that there is weird shit that happens like sleepwalking and sleep paralysis just increases my anxiety. (Even though neither of these have happened to me and I know neither is associated with LD, I am still freaked out by it) Is there any way to avoid this? I am generally a fearful person who walks slowly in the dark, gets freaked out by scary stories/movies, and worries that whenever the doorbell rings it is a serial killer. I don't have any specific phobias though. Just a general very slight fear of everything. I have managed to conquer some fears, like roller coasters.

Is there any way to be less fearful, especially going into lucid dreams?

I have never had a lucid dream that I can remember, and usually only remember dreams very occasionally.

The closest I have ever come to a LD was when I was sick and lied down on the sofa and inadvertently went down the road towards a WILD, though all I remember is brighter and brighter flashes and patterns. No dream, and no vibrations either so maybe it wasn't.