Thread: Give Up Trying To Lucid Dream?

I'm doing both right now.

should I keep trying to LD while recording my dreams? :yumdumdoodledum: YES!

Originally Posted by Vic

I've only been trying to lucid dream for a few days now and I had one very breif exciting moment on my first night...
I havent started a dream journal yet, my question is should I stop trying to LD and just focus on recording my dreams for a while before attempting again? Or should I keep trying to LD while recording my dreams?
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That really depends on your dream recall ability. There are two main goals in keeping a dream journal (DJ).

1. Keeping a DJ helps your dream recall improve because you are training yourself to remember what goes on while you sleep.
2. Keeping a DJ helps you recognize your dreamsigns and helps assist you in achieving a Dream Induced Lucid Dream (DILD).

Of course you can attempt to have a LD before you start a DJ. The only problem is this: If you don't have a good recall, you may have a LD and not even remember it. We don't want that to happen. Most of all, don't get discouraged because confidence is very important in your success.

Edit: And, welcome to DreamViews all three of you! Glad to have you around. Good luck.

Alright then, I'll try doing both at once.

Also, which is more effective? Waking up after 5-6 hours, taking in some caffeine and going back to sleep? Or waking up an hour before I normally wake up, then going back to bed? Either way i'm going to read about lucid dreaming while i'm up. I have a tough time falling back asleep especially when the excitement of a lucid dream is distracting me, and I think it's harder for me to go back to sleep when my body is satisfied with the amount is has gotten so maybe ill try the former method.

Anyway, thanks for the help so far. I know I ask alot of questions, and sometimes repeat my self just seeking reassurance . I really appreciate all the help.

Originally Posted by Vic

Alright then, I'll try doing both at once.

Also, which is more effective? Waking up after 5-6 hours, taking in some caffeine and going back to sleep? Or waking up an hour before I normally wake up, then going back to bed? Either way i'm going to read about lucid dreaming while i'm up. I have a tough time falling back asleep especially when the excitement of a lucid dream is distracting me, and I think it's harder for me to go back to sleep when my body is satisfied with the amount is has gotten so maybe ill try the former method.

Anyway, thanks for the help so far. I know I ask alot of questions, and sometimes repeat my self just seeking reassurance . I really appreciate all the help.
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The traditional Wake Back to Bed (WBTB) method consists of getting 5-6 hours of sleep, staying up anywhere from 30-90 minutes reading about LDing, and then going back to bed. This is just a rough guideline however. The best thing for you to do is just try a few different things until you find what works for you. Try getting up after 5 hours staying up 30 minutes and go back to bed. If this doesn't work so well, just try staying up a little longer or sleeping a little longer. Pretty much trial and error.

I would suggest you check out the Tutorials section. There are many different techniques that people have found to be effective. Usually you want to focus on one for a couple weeks to a month, if that doesn't work then try another one. Wake Induced Lucid Dream (WILD) is known to be the hardest technique. The easiest is DILD. But again, this varies from person to person. Good Luck!