Hello! An experienced Dream Journalist, but not an experienced Lucid Dreamer, looking for advice!

Hey there! I'm new here, relatively speaking (I've had an account for two years, but have only just started using it!) I've kept a dream journal for about two years, on an off, for stints of a few months, however, I have yet to have my first lucid dream.

I have had brushes with it, now and again, where I have sensed a vague awareness of dreaming and changed a particular circumstance accordingly, for example, I once had a dream where I had to cross a seemingly impassable broken bridge and I thought: This is a dream; I can just jump over the chasm!, and so I did, but I wasn't truly Aware

I try to put as much detail into my journal as possible; the only reason I ever stopped is because I sometimes lost heart with my continued failure to attain lucidity. It is obvious to me that I lack the proper talent to immediately attain lucidity, but I often have vivid dreams and I have good dream recall, however, despite attempting numerous techniques, I feel I am just too skeptical or perhaps nervous to truly manage the enlightened state of lucidity. I do admit that I am rather lax on reality checks. I also sometimes don't fill my dream journal in until a while after awakening, but I usually get the key points down.

Does anyone have any advice for me, bearing this information in mind? Although I have pursued the idea of lucid dreaming for over two years, and have read a fair bit of literature about it, I am still essentially an amateur, having never actually achieved the intended goal, and therefore, any advice at all would be very welcome.

Thanks!
Liolar

I would suggest trying out other methods that require little to no practice to succeed at so you could get some Lucid experience under your belt, and so you could also get some motivation as well:D. Mentioning this my advice is that you try out these methods: DEILD, WBTB(WILD), and EILD.
Check their tutorials out on the forum, they each are very easy to do and required that you've been dream journaling at least to an OK amount, you should be getting Lucid dreams in no time! :) I suggested all of these methods because of the fact that it seems like you dont like reality checks, but nor do I! And all the techniques above dont require them really.

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Originally Posted by Liolar

Hey there! I'm new here, relatively speaking (I've had an account for two years, but have only just started using it!) I've kept a dream journal for about two years, on an off, for stints of a few months, however, I have yet to have my first lucid dream.

I have had brushes with it, now and again, where I have sensed a vague awareness of dreaming and changed a particular circumstance accordingly, for example, I once had a dream where I had to cross a seemingly impassable broken bridge and I thought: This is a dream; I can just jump over the chasm!, and so I did, but I wasn't truly Aware

I try to put as much detail into my journal as possible; the only reason I ever stopped is because I sometimes lost heart with my continued failure to attain lucidity. It is obvious to me that I lack the proper talent to immediately attain lucidity, but I often have vivid dreams and I have good dream recall, however, despite attempting numerous techniques, I feel I am just too skeptical or perhaps nervous to truly manage the enlightened state of lucidity. I do admit that I am rather lax on reality checks. I also sometimes don't fill my dream journal in until a while after awakening, but I usually get the key points down.

Does anyone have any advice for me, bearing this information in mind? Although I have pursued the idea of lucid dreaming for over two years, and have read a fair bit of literature about it, I am still essentially an amateur, having never actually achieved the intended goal, and therefore, any advice at all would be very welcome.

Thanks!
Liolar

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I don't see any reality checks (RCs) in there, so that could benefit you for sure! It's good that you keep a dream journal though. Dream recall is half the battle! (Not really, but it's a big portion of success for most people)

Welcome to the forums, by the way!

I am Dezz, a dream guide here on DV, and I am sure you have seen me around a bit if you have been lurking for 2 years.
Glad to see you using the account, haha!

Message me with any questions you have, as that's my job here on DV. To be helpful :D

Cheers,

-Dezz

Never mind, found the reality check part of that post. Still, not enough!

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Originally Posted by OneUpBoy71

I would suggest trying out other methods that require little to no practice to succeed at so you could get some Lucid experience under your belt, and so you could also get some motivation as well:D. Mentioning this my advice is that you try out these methods: DEILD, WBTB(WILD), and EILD.
Check their tutorials out on the forum, they each are very easy to do and required that you've been dream journaling at least to an OK amount, you should be getting Lucid dreams in no time! :) I suggested all of these methods because of the fact that it seems like you dont like reality checks, but nor do I! And all the techniques above dont require them really.

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I now understand your avatar picture and it makes me laugh at how I didn't notice it earlier.

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Originally Posted by SinisterDezz

I don't see any reality checks (RCs) in there, so that could benefit you for sure! It's good that you keep a dream journal though. Dream recall is half the battle! (Not really, but it's a big portion of success for most people)

Welcome to the forums, by the way!

I am Dezz, a dream guide here on DV, and I am sure you have seen me around a bit if you have been lurking for 2 years.
Glad to see you using the account, haha!

Message me with any questions you have, as that's my job here on DV. To be helpful :D

Cheers,

-Dezz



Never mind, found the reality check part of that post. Still, not enough!

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Thanks for the warm welcome, Dezz, and also thanks to OneUpBoy for the advice! Since I've started coming here and posting threads and generally talking about lucid dreaming more my dream recall seems to have boosted a little more than it already was: I've sometimes woken up with no recollection, and think: "Aw, I forgot." and then it just hits me in an instant when I'm in the shower or something!

I've been trying out the WBTB technique recently, I'll probably end up posting a couple more threads on that to tie up some loose ends, e.g. whether or not to do WBTB if I'm having an episode of insomnia (which I often suffer from); whatever the case, I'm really glad to finally be using my account and I'm surprised by the incredible amount of support and help you guys have given me in just the past week of my being here. :D

I hope to stick around a lot longer and get to know you folks better!

Thanks
Liolar

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Originally Posted by Liolar

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Thanks for the warm welcome, Dezz, and also thanks to OneUpBoy for the advice! Since I've started coming here and posting threads and generally talking about lucid dreaming more my dream recall seems to have boosted a little more than it already was: I've sometimes woken up with no recollection, and think: "Aw, I forgot." and then it just hits me in an instant when I'm in the shower or something!

I've been trying out the WBTB technique recently, I'll probably end up posting a couple more threads on that to tie up some loose ends, e.g. whether or not to do WBTB if I'm having an episode of insomnia (which I often suffer from); whatever the case, I'm really glad to finally be using my account and I'm surprised by the incredible amount of support and help you guys have given me in just the past week of my being here. :D

I hope to stick around a lot longer and get to know you folks better!

Thanks
Liolar

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Glad you feel welcomed :)

Take care.

-Dezz