Hello,
My name is Anna.
I am fairly new to LD. I have been able to do it on and off for the last year, but most of the experiences have been the last few months; thus making me start to read about them again and gather information. The new part comes in because I have not been having success in controlling them (LD’s), or being able to stay lucid. I always seem to end up getting sucked back into the dream or wake up a few seconds after I realize I am dreaming. The weird part about this is I can remember I am dreaming after being sucked back into it, I just can not control my dreaming self or anything else in the dream. There have also been times where I would be having a bad dream where I would stop in the middle of it and tell my self that I didn’t want to have this dream any more, so I would tell my self to wake up; usually I would do this by saying/screaming ‘wake up’ three times or just tell my self I need to ‘wake up now’.
I have read a lot about Lucid Dreaming and other related topics. I am very interested in learning more on how to control LD’s and how to induce them. I have also been having great dream recall, remembering up to three dreams a night/morning.

One of my main questions for now would be:
What are you technique to staying lucid in your dreams, meaning, how do you stay lucid and not get sucked back into them? I have tried the hand rubbing thing, I have yet to try the dream spinning I have been reading about, and as of late I have been able to stay clam and not get too excited when realizing I am dreaming. I am willing to try anything at this point I think or you think may help me.

Take Care,
Anna