Thread: New here, don't really know what to do.

Originally posted by Little Red
I don't know if this is where i would post this but I just joined today, 15 years old, into punk rock against the government and what not, so hey everyone.

1) Is there anythin i should do to get ready for a dream. like a preamble to ensure that i have one?

2) It seems like when i am not aware i am in a dream, but am aware of what is going on everythin is hazy and moves to fast for me to grasp whats happening (eg. ill have a quick conversation, then zoom to a new spot, forget what just happend and where i am then have another conversation.) how do i clear up the imagary of my dream, or is it possible?

3) I remember when i was like 5 i would have nightmares everynight, so when i learned to overcome them (the only times i think i ever had a lucid dream) i just stopped having dreams altogether. i just started remembering my dreams recently after watching waking life, and expanding my mind other ways. will it be too hard for me to start having intense, realistic dreams again, or will they always be hazy and non-rememerable.

if anyone can answer these questions that would be great to start me off

thnx ~Little Red~

Hey there & welcome to the forum!
1) Try keeping a journal. That will help alot. Also, there is a tutorial section on here that can get you started as well.
2) To clear the haziness, you might have to grasp control of the dream, which is easiest done once you become Lucid.
3) Hopefully not, but as I said b4, a DJ can really help you here.

Hope that all helps, & if you have any other questions, ask away!!

1) Is there anything i should do to get ready for a dream. like a preamble to ensure that i have one?[/b]

You should be relaxed and just tell yourself that you will wake up remembering your dreams vividly and clearly. really believe it. It does wonders.

2) It seems like when i am not aware i am in a dream, but am aware of what is going on everything is hazy and moves to fast for me to grasp whats happening (eg. ill have a quick conversation, then zoom to a new spot, forget what just happened and where i am then have another conversation.) how do i clear up the imagery of my dream, or is it possible?[/b]

It sounds like you just are not remembering the details clearly. If you write down your dreams in a journal, this problem will go away as you recall increases.

3) I remember when i was like 5 i would have nightmares every night, so when i learned to overcome them (the only times i think i ever had a lucid dream) i just stopped having dreams altogether. i just started remembering my dreams recently after watching waking life, and expanding my mind other ways. will it be too hard for me to start having intense, realistic dreams again, or will they always be hazy and non-rememerable. [/b]

The east part of the Lucid Dreaming process is remembering your dreams clearly and vividly. Just write down ANYTHING in a journal when you wake up of what happened in the dream. no matter how insignificant it seems, write ti down. If you remember nothing and just wake up with a feeling, write that down too. If you remember nothing at all, just write that down as well. Soon your mind will realize that it is important for you to remember these dreams. Thus it will retain more information about it each time you write them down.

You never stopped dreaming, you just stopped remembering them. Most of us have until we started LDing.

Anyway, one very important thing to remember is right when you wake up: don't move. Just lay there in bed and try to remember something, anything. Usually if you can remember one detail it will lead to more and you may be surprised at how much you can recall. One you've got the dream firmly in your memory, then reach for your journal and write it down.

I've found that the vividness of the dream comes and goes. I haven't found any pattern behind these times, and there may not be. As Barbizzle was saying, eventually your mind will consider it important to recall your dreams and it will.

Welcome to DV and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Sweet lucid dreams!

-Amé