Hello!

[Shansss]

How are we? I'm an 18 year old Australian looking to hone the lucid dreaming craft. I can recall having at least 3 good LD's in my life before I even knew what it was, so I guess you could say I'm somewhat of a natural LDer. I started browsing these forums a month or two ago and found success with MILD and DILD, but have not been able to construct a lasting LD as of yet. Almost every night that I have attempted to LD I have achieved lucidity at some point for 10-15 seconds, but have been unable to sustain it. I hope to get to the bottom of this problem with the help of you guys! See you around!

[~Dreamer~]

Welcome, Shansss! I'm always excited to see fellow Australians joining the DV community! Congrats on already achieving lucidity! What generally happens after those 10-15 seconds? Do you lose lucidity and drift back into a non-lucid dream, or do you tend to wake up? Either way, establishing some kind of grounding/stabilisation method could be helpful. I would probably recommend different forms of stabilisation based on whether you're getting too exited (waking up) or losing awareness (remaining asleep). Starting a workbook in the DVA Intro Class would be a great place to get personalised advice and suggestions as you progress: Intro Class Good luck, and keep up the great work!

[AnotherDreamer]

Welcome to DV! I too am somewhat of a natural LDer. If you ever have any questions about lucid dreaming stuff, feel free to pm me. I love to answer questions and help people out when I can. Dreamer actually recently helped me to learn how to make my dreams longer. She's pretty awesome but now I know her secrets so I can help people too See you around!