Hey all, I'm Felix.
A few days ago, I clicked on a link and ended up here. I was fascinated by the idea of controlling my dreams, so I decided to try to learn this ability for myself.
Well, I've been performing reality checks every time I think about doing them. I seem to do them fairly often, usually twice an hour. I'll look at my clock, look away, then look back to see if it changed. I wasn't sure at first if my clock would work, as it's numbers and not words, but apparently it did as you'll find out below. I also pinch my nose and try to breathe.
My first attempt was the night before last. I went to sleep without a dream journal the first night, as I figured I'd get one the next day. However, I still tried having a lucid dream, and failed horribly (or maybe I succeeded and I just don't remember).
Well, before bed last night I did some more research on the subject, I studied and reviewed everything I could about lucid dreams, how I could tell I was having one, and how to keep having one. I was scared I would realize I was dreaming and wake up, or I would realize I was dreaming then forget I was and continue with the dream like a lot of other people do.
When I finally went to bed last night, I tried again, this time with a dream journal. I told myself over and over that I would wake up after my dream and remember it. I woke up about halfway through my normal sleep hours and couldn't remember that I was supposed to be writing in my journal at that moment. It wasn't until I turned onto my side and saw the journal there that I realized what I had done. Unfortunately, by that time I had already forgotten the majority of the dream. I still wrote down what I could remember though.
I went back to sleep, again repeating to myself that I would remember my dream and wake up from it. Well, I believe this was my first lucid dream. I had been laying in bed and every once in a while glancing at my clock and seeing if it changed when I looked back again, in case that in my dream I would still be laying in bed expecting to fall asleep. This proved to be effective. You can read about my lucid dream here.
I feel I was incredibly lucky to achieve a LD after just starting. I was and am really excited about this, I can't wait to try again tonight.
Well, now that you know about me and my little adventure, do any of you have any tips for me? They would be greatly appreciated. 8)
