Hey all,

I'm a 24 year old guy from the west coast of Canada. I've been browsing this forum for a couple of weeks now. Thought that it was about time that I make an account and introduce myself.

I first learned about lucid dreaming years ago but it wasn't until 2-3 months ago that I started taking any active steps towards being able to have them. Since then I've started a dream journal and have been doing RCs throughout the day. More recently (1-2 weeks) I've amped up my commitment to lucid dreaming by starting to go to bed sooner to get my full 8 hours.

Currently I've had maybe 3-4 lucid dreams although I would not describe any of these as the full experience. 1 I woke up from immediately (excitment!!), 2 were just a blur (I knew I was dreaming but it was like the TV was out of focus), and the other was the only one that truly felt at all vivid (although my lucidity drifted off rather quickly). My current focus is to continue to improving dream recall (in waking life I have one of the worst memories of anyone I know) and, when I do become lucid, increasing dream stability/vividity.

I developed an interest in lucid dreaming as a secondary result of meditation and mindfulness training. While these 2 things seem to go hand in hand my focus is definitely on improving my appreciation of waking life rather than making the most of my sleep.

That's it for now! I'll hopefully get to know some of you with time and look forward to being part of this community.