Hello,
I am new to this forum.
I don't know why I never thought to look for a forum regarding Lucid dreaming before.
My experiences go beyond just occasional Lucid Dreaming though and I wonder how many others have the same dream experiences.
I have always had EXTREMELY vivid dreams which I usually have no problem remembering.
Oddly I don't always remember them upon awakening but they will pop into my head anywhere from one to 6 hours after I wake up.
Some of my dreams are so vivid that I occasionally will mistake them for a genuine memory (I hope that doesn't sound weird but it happens).
I also have a couple of dreams that recur several times a year and I have them 3 to 4 times a year.
One is rather pleasant and the other downright scary.
I have had these same recurring dreams for over 10 years.
I have both intentionally at times and accidentally at times Lucid dreamed but can't seem to do it consistently at will.
I never even read knew there were methods you could use to induce Lucid Dreaming until I stumbled on this site tonight.
I find this exciting.
I also can occasionally wake from a pleasant dream and force myself back to sleep and back to the same dream because it was such a good one.
Again I can't do that consistently but can occasionally return to the same dream if I try hard enough.
I sometimes nap during the day with the sole intention of having a dream because I remember them so well it's like a small escape from my daily routine.
I just need to learn the techniques to control them more frequently as my dreams are not always pleasant.
I have frequent "dark" dreams meaning The situations are sometimes ominous and there are recurring dark themes through some of my dreams but the pleasant dreams kind of even it out.
I also dream in Technicolor and have wondered often why more people don't seem to remember their dreams as well as I do.
I have even thought I was abnormal at times because of the vividness of my dreams.
I am happy to find this forum as the thought of learning to really have lucid dreams at will is exciting.
As I said I have done it on my own but never consistently.
Maybe I could change the outcome of some of the "dark" dreams I frequently have.
I don't want to ramble too much and this is already becoming a long introduction but I am pleased to be here and will have questions, probably several so I hope I don't annoy too many.
Thank You for having me.
Dave