Wow! I'm so pleased

**Pokle** · 01-04-2006 10:24 PM

...to have found this forum.

To be honest I'm nervous and excited at the same time

It was quite by accident I stumbled across it, but I am so pleased as I've been a bit worried lately about lucid dreams and not had anyone who has given me the advice I've been seeking.

A little about myself:
I am a young-middle aged man living in England. I have always experienced vivd dreams which I have been told are a good sign of a healthy and active mind, but about 6 or 7 months ago, I had a couple of dreams like no other. It was only on doing a bit of research that I discovered that what I had been experiencing were lucid dreams. How and why they came about I have no idea, and why it should have taken me this length of time to ever get this far I still don't know.

The odd thing is, that apart from a magical and thrilling night, I would wake up properly with boundless energy and in such a lovely zingy feel. I would go to work full of enthusiasm and nothing would dampen my spirits for the whole day.

Obviously I would like to do this more often, but as I don't know what triggered it I couldn't easily practice. Two things did become apparent, however. One of these was that they were more likely to occur if my sleep was disturbed in the later early hours of the morning such a s a quick trip to the bathroom and the other thing was that they only seemed to occur in the phase of the waxing moon.

When I tried really hard to fall into this state and always unsuccessfully, I would wake feeling groggy and horrible for the whole day. Everything seemed distant like it can when suffering from a severe headcold.

As I said, I'm in my early thirties and this is a totally new and bizarre experience and on doing som limited research found that some reports say such dreams are totally harmless and that other reports gave indication of mental instability. Being somewhat alarmed at the latter, I delicatley asked a few friends and most seemed to be of the opinions of trying to avoid such circumstances as possible in case I was locked up.

One friend, however, who understands dreams and signs within them and the like was of the opinion that they will do no harm and on the contrary, encouraged me to try harder at remembering details within such dreams.

Here comes another problem. My last dream was so fantastic though when it happened a couple of months ago (total nonsense though), but the colours and details were more vivd than ever befoe. I was fully aware of what was happening - I spoke to people, asked them where I was, looked at shop signs in marvellous towns that I had never been too, heard music with fantastic melodies, I even read the number (license) plate of an old bus in the dream - all the time making a mental note to myself that I must write these things down when I woke up.

And when I woke up I could not remember any of the details I had so intended to take note and remember.

And that was it.

That was my last of a fairly regular series of lucid dreams and I have not had any for over a month, even though my normal dreams have been quite vivid, they are more seen from a stand point rather than from an active and 'taking part' point..

I hope that by reading the posts on this forum, and asking for the advice of those more experienced, I will hopefully regain this relatively new skill which I seem to have been blessed with.

I still have many unuanswered questions, such as why it is only recently that I have experienced them, and more to the point, why do they seem to have stopped.

I have seen several aids to help induce such states, including verios CDs and the like, but I feel very doubtful of their success and somewhat concerned about any negative effects which they may produce, especially as I have not yet discovered anyone who has bought such CDs or devices and can vouch with confidence of their effectiveness.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings. I daresay I will be reading more than posting, but once again, many thanks for all those who have contributed to this forum and its discovery alone has made me feel less of a weirdo or outsider.

Blessings
Pokle

**Seeker** · 01-04-2006 10:32 PM

Welcome on board man!

Nice to have another older member around. Like you, my first Lucid happened in my early 30's. I was afraid to talk to anyone about it though. People tend to think of you as weird.

You are at home here though. Please look around, read the tutorials and be sure to ask questions!

**Barbizzle** · 01-05-2006 01:15 AM

Hey there

Its always nice to have older (and 30's isn't old) members here because its shows we are not a bunch of crazy young people. Well, read the forum and post. I think its so cool that you just were randomly bestowed with Lucidity. I wish everyone was. Well, good luck!

**fajam00m00** · 01-05-2006 01:27 AM

Welcome dude. Btw, lucid dreaming is not unhealthy by any means. It's actually sometimes used as a psychological development tool. And it already sounds like your doing better than me.

So yeah just read the tutorials and the main site (it helped me a lot) and pick an induction technique. I recommend wake back to bed. It's worked wonders for me. Oh and the reason they seem to occur more when you are awakened by something is because your are waking during REM period. This results in you remembering the dream, which could possibly mean you've had more LDs that you just can't remember.

Oh and start a dream journal lol.

**Amethyst Star** · 01-05-2006 05:40 AM

Welcome to DV, Pokle. We're glad you joined us and I was just about as excited as you when I found out about LDs. I had never had a very intense or eventful lucid dream, but the mere fact that I had, at one point, had control over my dream was mind-boggling!

Now, when you wake up in the morning, do you immediately reach for your dream journal? If you have been, don't. Just lay in bed and try to fix the dream in your mind with as much detail as you can before you even open your eyes. As soon as you start moving you start to wake up more, so it's better to remind yourself one more time just what happened.

And just keep at it. Eventually you will be able to have more lucid dreams. Enjoy the challenge, as I have, and don't be frustrated if it doesn't happen right away. Let us know if there's anything we can help you out with.

-Amé

**Pokle** · 01-05-2006 08:54 AM

Ooh, thanks for the replies folks

I'd never have thought I would get so many! And thanks for your PM too Jonathan. It's lovely to get such a warm welcome

I will certainly be browsing over hte site, and in the recommended links in particular. There just seems to be so much information on here it's a little daunting knowing quite where to start

I better look when I get home from work as I am likely to spend my whole day just reading everything I can instead of working!

Blessings,
Pokle

**Amethyst Star** · 01-05-2006 09:45 PM

Originally posted by Pokle
I better look when I get home from work as I am likely to spend my whole day just reading everything I can instead of working!

Well, you're not the only one who found this site at work... I was a little more lax in my work, however, and spend quite a bit of time here regardless what I'm doing

-Amé

**Pokle** · 01-05-2006 10:20 PM

So much to read.....

Just been reading the tutorial about WILD. It seems that a lot of this is what I seem to have done when finding myself inadvertently having lucid dreams.

Still so many unanswered questions.....

This morning I awoke at 3.30, and hoied I would be able to fall into one of these dreams, but it seems I was too tired, and although I did have another vivid dream, it was not lucid. The tutorial has proivded some valuable tips which I shall do my best to remember when I'm half asleep. Unfortunately I don't hold out too much ope atm, as I have a nasty cold which is leaving me bunged up and woolly headed. Coupled with a good dose of Beechams I am probably not a fit candidate to take part

But I will do my best

I still can't get over the relief it has been to find this forum and know for certain that I am not going loopy and feel quite priviledged that I seem to have at least for a little while experienced something which I suppose most people don't even know exists.

Love ya!
Pokle

**wombing** · 01-06-2006 07:10 AM

*laughs* i dig your enthusiasm, it makes me remember when i first found this forum about a month ago. it is such a good feeling to know you're not alone eh?

lucid dreaming is incredibly fun, safe, and unusual...can't beat that for a hobby!

everyone here is really helpful, so ask away if you have any questions 8)

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