Originally posted by Tropicana
Hi.

I'm really interested in lucid dreaming but I'm not sure if what I've been experiencing is lucid dreaming or not, I don't think I am. I've gotten into the habit of recording my dreams and I can remember them alright. I sometimes write key words, other times I write a story.

How my dreams usually go: in my dream at that moment I realize what is going on and during that time I can think to myself and I remember what I am thinking or doing and I can make decisions to what I want to do in it or sometimes I just do things without thinking (does that make sense?) I'm not sure if I am able to tell whether I'm in the dream or not, but it is pretty real. There are no cues that I see. *

What I want to do is be able to do is to actively control my dreams. In the guide he said that you could solve problems in your dreams, but I do not want to overtake the dream all the time. I am still kind of fuzzy though on the whole idea of lucid dreaming and what it is, and words like MILD, WILD, etc. even though I read what it stands for.

Anyway, that's me. I'm glad I came across this forum.
Hey there and welcome to the forum!!
Do you realize that you are dreaming during the dream? If so, it is a LD. If not, it isn't, because LDing and Dream Control are not the same thing.
What I would seriously recommend is a Dream Journal, and looking at the tutorials to see if they match your descriptions at all. WILD and MILD are acroynms we use.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!