Hello!
First of all, as the title implies, I am relatively new to lucid dreaming. Actually, I've been attempting it for about a month now. So I do have a bit of experience on trying to attempt lucidity. Now let me first explain. I got into lucid dreaming after it was first introduced to me in my 12th grade Psychology class a year ago. Ever since then, I've been doing a lot of research. I then bought two very well rated books called Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen Laberg and Are You Dreaming?: Exploring Lucid Dreams: A Comprehensive Guide by Daniel Love.
So after about 3-4 weeks of reading these books and researching, I did have my first consciously aware dream. It was very realistic and vivid! However, the dream ended almost as fast as it began So I just have a few questions. I've been struggling with the MILD technique. Does it only work after sleeping 4-6 hours and then waking up to perform it? Or can I do it anytime I plan to sleep? I've also been struggling with using mantras. In your experience, what is the best mantra to use (for MILD or DILD).
Look forward to your responses! Thanks!