Classifying as a Lucid Dream..

[Myke516]

I'm new to DV.. I was just browsing another forum and saw this link posted.. and I have been reading for the last two hours. Now heres my question: I have had 2 dreams recently that I can vividly remember every thing about them. I'm wondering if this one was any close to Lucid, and what I could have done to realize I was dreaming in a better method then what I had tried to use. I was hanging out with my best friend, and a drug dealer from our school which I sit next to in a few classes but I'm not friends with him. We were in the parking lot, and they lit two firecrackers, and I heard them off at a distance. I told them to stop it. Then we appeared inside Strawbridges in New York, and they had a weird kind of firework. I pictured a bag with a fuse, but I thought it was a bottle rocket. Anyway, my friend put it inside a sweatshirt by the exit where there was a security camera and lit it. I didn't want to run out because it would look like I did it. So I walked fast, and it went off as I opened the door. Suddenly on the sidewalk, a gate came up on the left side by the road and there were little "rest stops" on the right. I was running away, and they were too. One of the cops caught up to me and asked if I knew them. I said no. Then I woke up, checked the time (3:25) and went back to sleep. Now we were at an area covered with snow with many abandoned farms. There was a tactical police officer asking me if I knew the where abouts of them. I said no, and saw an atomic bomb explosion in the distance but it was as loud as a firecracker and did no damage. I think that was when I realized I was dreaming, and I told the cop to look to the left. When he did and looked back at me, he started doing a crazy dance and then jumped into a farm building, one after one. I saw my friend and the "drug dealer" running around from barn to barn hiding. Next I woke up again, the time was 3:27. I went back to sleep, and now we were in a shower. I was taking my shower for school and they were under me (we weren't naked). I handed them my body wash, and they took turns washing themselves. Then the alarm rang at 5:45, and I woke up. Any tips for this particular dream of what I could have done to realize it was a dream? My way didn't work too well. Also, could this be classified as a _____ Lucid Dream (weak,medium, ect) or just a random recall? Thanks, and I hope to learn alot with my stay at DV. -Mike

[jiblin0451]

Hey there! My suggestion would be to do Reality Checks, and keep a dream journal. You are welcome to use the Dream Journal Forum here at Dream Views. Your getting better now that you realized your Lucid, next you just need to learn how to stay lucid. Try checking out the Attaining Lucidity forum. It does seem to be a Lucid Dream, but your lucidity didnt last very long. Try these techniques and you'll soon be on your way. Sweet Dreams, Jibblin

[Amethyst Star]

If you did, in fact, realize that you were dreaming, the it was a lucid dream. It doesn't matter how long or how much control you had. But welcome to DV If you have any other questions just let us know! -Amé