Thread: Hello^^ Any advices for a beginner?

Hi, the last year ive got an interest in dreaming, after learning about Lucid Dreaming. Anyway, when i was younger i could recall 1 of my dreams mostly and usually at the end of the dream ive realised that im dreaming and then i just woke up. Sadly lately i cant remember almost any dream at all:/ (anyone know any reasons for that maybe?) anyway, ive decided i wanna get into lucid dreaming, as it seems very interesting, and would make sleeping alot more interesting^^. Cos otherwise i hate sleeping^^. Anyway, to the point, anyone know how to get started? I heard first i should learning to recall my dreams and then start going into ld. But how do i start?

Originally posted by Demon
Hi, the last year ive got an interest in dreaming, after learning about Lucid Dreaming. Anyway, when i was younger i could recall 1 of my dreams mostly and usually at the end of the dream ive realised that im dreaming and then i just woke up. Sadly lately i cant remember almost any dream at all:/ (anyone know any reasons for that maybe?) anyway, ive decided i wanna get into lucid dreaming, as it seems very interesting, and would make sleeping alot more interesting^^. Cos otherwise i hate sleeping^^. Anyway, to the point, anyone know how to get started? I heard first i should learning to recall my dreams and then start going into ld. But how do i start?

Hey there and welcome to the forum!!

It is very common to wake up in the middle of a dream, so don't sweat it....just try to keep calm when you feel like you are going to wake up! As for recall, I would really recommend keeping a Dream Journal so that you can recall much better, and you might want to check out the tutorials as well to help find a method that is right for you!
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

Problem is, that mostly when i wake up icant remember:/ so i cant write, also is it neccesary to keep a journal cos id prefer not to share this with my parents.

So, just dont show your parents the journal And yes, a dream journal is the most helpful too to use. even if you dont recall anything the first few night,l just wirte hwo you feel, or even wirte that you remembered nothing. Eventually you will start to remember small thigns and dreams.

I suppose i could write it on the computer Also, is there a hurry to start writing or should i just stay calm and try recall the dream? and then write down?

Well, tonight when i was going to sleep there was some trouble lol cos i couldnt stop thinking about dreaming, so i had a hard time falling asleep and felt a bit strange and i think i was actually falling asleep for a second while i was conscious but lol i panicked and woke up, not sure though. So i ended up checking im not dreaming =/ Anyway, i woke up and i just couldnt remember any dream at all:/ but i started a dreamlog and wrote that i couldnt remember anything. Can anyone help out how to remember my dreams?

With some effort you'll be able to get used to waking up and not moving around and routinely focus your first thoughts about what you may have dreamed about. Is hard to not let your waking mind right off get into all the worries of the day, etc. Work at it and you'll get better at it. Good luck.

As booker was saying, when you wake up, don't move. Don't even open your eyes. Just lay there and think about the last thing that you can remember happening, even if it's just a character, place, emotion, color, etc. Often times what will happen is if you can remember a detail or two, you will be able to work backwards and remember more of the dream than you thought you would.

I think that as we grow older the importance of recalling our dreams becomes buried under "the real world." But if you keep at it and keep telling yourself that you will recall your dreams, eventually your mind will consider it more important and your recall will improve. Just give it time and be diligent in writing your dreams down.

Lately i havent really thought about going thru and writing my dreams, but unlike before now i start to remember the dream a bit, like, i can remember what basically happen and some places etc, very amazing, i dream very cool stuff lol. Stuff thats totally unrealistic^^