Great Recall, But Where's The Lucidity?

Hey all,

I'm new to the site, so I just wanted to explain my particular situation. I began reading a book by Stephen LaBerge on lucid dreaming about a month ago, and immediately I began having excellent dream recall. On average, I will remember 1-2 dreams per night, which is great. However, I can't seem to jump the barrier into lucid dreaming. I have had lucid dreams from time to time, but never actually induced by myself.

Here is the problem. During my dreams, I understand that a particular situation is absurd and impossible in reality, and most times even realize that I must be having a dream. However, I always get caught up in the momentum of the dream. What I mean is that the dream is rolling along so smoothly that I get too caught up in the action of it, and quickly forget my plans to become lucid.

At first, I thought this was just bad luck, but I continue to get caught up in the action and always forget the logic. In the last month, I have had one lucid dream, and I definitely did not induce it... it just kinda happened.

Any help?

Sounds to me like you need to have a plan in place for when you become lucid...Meaning what do you want to do when you realize that you are dreaming?

Becoming lucid can quickly evaporate back into the dreamland if you've got nothing planned. Like you'll realize you're dreaming and become lucid for a moment, but then the dream regains control and you wind up going with the flow. This usually happens to me when I don't really care for controlling the situation.

As you're drifting off to sleep, keep remind yourself what you plan to do when you become lucid, that way, you can remember to take control.

Other than that, it sounds like you're on the right track. Keep up with the reality checks.