Hi....Starlite Here

[Starlite]

As far back as I can remember ive always had trouble falling asleep....I could lay in bed for hours just trying to turn my internal dialogue off so I could drift off to sleep. I have 'Initial Insomnia' and its really been a problem, but here recently I figured out that if I try to imagine what I want to dream about and ONLY imagine that - I find sleep alot faster than I used to. I started journaling and really started to actually pay attention to my dreams...I love it!! Why have I not been doing this all along? Well a few nights ago I think I had a Lucid Dream - I know I did - The first one for me...that i can recall. The dream: Im a 18 again (26 in reality) and I was at the mall with my 'then' boyfriend L. -a first love you might say-. We sat down at a table in the food court. I began to clean out my purse (?) and in the bottom I found rose bush stems. I looked up at L. sitting next to me and then realized I was dreaming. I was in shock to begin with then it dawned on me that I could do anything I wanted to and get away with it. Looking at him I say "I love you and I never stopped loving you. Im sorry if I ever hurt you." He is at a loss and is puzzled by my outburst so Im thinking to myself I just need to tell him that im dreaming. When I open my mouth to speak.....I woke up. All I could think was ' WOW....what the hell was that???' I began to research via web and came across the term Lucid Dreaming. Googled "Lucid Dreaming" and it brought me here. So I say "hello" to everyone!! -Starlite

[TygrHawk]

Hiya, Starlite, and welcome! And congrats on your first lucid dream! Sounds like you've got a pretty good handle on becoming lucid, now you just need to practice! I highly recommend that you read through the tutorials section, and find some methods that you think would work for you. Personally speaking, I recommend MILD and WBTB. If you have any questions about it, you know where to find us!

[Barbizzle]

hello and welcome :0 I have trouble sleeping too, and I must say I have never tired to focus on my dream like you have. I will try that tonight. thanks

[Starlite]

Originally posted by Barbizzle I have trouble sleeping too, and I must say I have never tired to focus on my dream like you have. I will try that tonight. So Barbizzle...did the focusing help at all? im curious. Do you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? -Starlite

[Barbizzle]

Hey i tired to do it, but i dont think it worked. Im not feeling good right now and when im sick its very hard to concentrate. My dreams get all wierd too. When im really sick I have this horible thing i call the Tangels. Its like so mny thorughts and dreams just cramming togething in my head building up pressure and just overwhelming my mind. hehe fun But i was just sick and couldnt concentrate last night, and i still feel sick. I will keep trying tho