My Story / Questions :)

[Xyn]

Note: You can skip down to my questions if you like. Ok, well, i'd like to explain my story as it seems to actually be kind of iteresting. Yesturday I was surfing the interenet and I came across Lucid Dreaming. I read up about it and I was totally amazed and shocked you could do this. I thought more people should know how amazing your brain really is. Well, it kind of sucks I didn't hear about this until I was now 16... But whatever, I plan on starting now. Back a few months ago, I don't think I had a very obvious Lucid Dream. There is only one that I remember. My whole life I had a fear of Aliens and them coming and ect. Well, I was dreaming like usuall I guess that night I knew what was happening in my dreams more then usual. Well, I had a good dream, and I ended up waking up. I woke up, and just went back to bed. I can't remember if the Lucid Dream started at the biggining or in the middle or end. The thing I remember is I couldn't move, and my vision was white. I had the fear it wasn't something good. So I screamed for my mom like 10 times and I finally woke up. I guess I think I know I had other lucid dreams too but I don't remember. So anyways, last night, I tried to use the WILD method to have one. I spent hours upon hours yesturday looking over the forums and seeing whats it like. I guess when I went to bed I just had too much excitement I couldn't fall asleep so I byepassed the attempt. Also, I have fear that when i'm in a Lucid Dream that it will be a nightmare im trapped in. Like if I enter the Lucid Dream people will be surrounding me and ect. QUESTIONS: 1. I'm been very bad at remembering dreams, i'm trying to write my dreams in a journal but I can't remember my dreams. Do I have to wait to I remember one, or can I improve my remembering them? 2. Whats up with Reality Check, I read alot about it, but how do you do it? It makes no sence! 3. I have an very odd question. Ok, well lets say someone is about to have a lucid dream, ok, everythings fine, all of sudden the last minute they snap out of it and they don't notice and so they think there lucid but there not. All of sudden they decide, hmm, im going to jump out the window and float down? Bye? I don't know, I just think that would happen quite a bit... lol Ok, thanks for helping me ! I do plan on being active in this community as I plan to get ALOT better at LD! So takes this as a "I'm new here, and I'm xyn"

[SilverZero]

I'm sure somebody else is replying while I write this, but here goes: 1. You might try "prepping" yourself to recall dreams. Think about the dreams you're going to have, tell yourself you're going to remember them. Maybe think about keeping a notepad next to your bed so you can write down dreams right when you wake up (even in the middle of the night). 2. An RC is where you "test" to see if you're awake. The idea is that you test yourself a lot during waking hours, and you'll get in the habit of doing that RC. Then, when you are dreaming, you'll subconsciously do a reality check, and it will fail, and you'll know you're dreaming. Example: Everytime you see a blue car, you do an RC by pinching your nose closed and trying to inhale. If you see a blue car in your dream, you will automatically do the RC, but you'll still be able to breathe! You say, wow, I must be dreaming. Then, hopefully, you go lucid. RCs generally are meant to work in conjunction with dreamsigns, which you identify after you have a good journal going. If you often find that your shoes are untied in your dreams, make a point to do an RC every time you see your shoes. 3. You mean, they try to jump out the window, but they don't have control of their dream? So what? Maybe you wake up, maybe you just hit the ground and bounce twenty feet in the air. Being "lucid" just means you're aware you're dreaming, not necessarily in control of the dream (although that is the goal, eventually). Hope that helps!

[Xyn]

3. No, lol. I mean like they think there being lucid but there really not. Like, they think there IN a DREAM, but there in REALITY. Then they jump out a window and there not in a dream, they just jumped out a window in real life... lol Im guessing because im going to be WILD 'ing I do know have to worry much about RC's. But do I? And I do I record my dreams?

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Hey Xyn, Welcome to DreamViews. I'll try to answer your questions but someone might beat me to it while I type this. When you wake up, don't move just lay there and catch onto any small amount of dream you have left, a memory a feeling anything like that. You will many times remember more and more of the dreams and whatever you do remember write it down. I think having a journal will help you remember them because when you wake up you will think that you need to remember them so you can write them down. Basically an RC is when you check to see if you are awake or dreaming. One way to do it is whenever you see something odd you do an RC to see if you are dreaming or awake. Also you can look at your dreams to see some recurring objects or situations and when you see that do an RC. For an RC you can do many different things, you can look at your hand to see if they are normal looking, you can read some text or a digital watch, look away, then read it again to see if it changed. Alot of people plug their nose then try to breathe through it although that can look funny in real life. One important thing about RCs is even though you may be sure you're awake do them as if you are actually checking because in a dream you'll assume you're awake and do a pathetic attempt at one and then not realize its a dream. I don't think that would be extremely common because you will realize when you wake up. That is also why you do RCs and why you don't jump out of windows unless you are sure its a dream (especially your bedroom window). When you are in an LD you are usually really sure its a dream because you are doing all this stuff you can't do in real life so don't worry about it, just enjoy LDing. Also be sure to check out the tutorials and look around all the forums as there are great people here and much more than just lucid dreaming. Edit: Yep I was right, someone beat me *shakes fist at SilverZero*

[SilverZero]

Edit: Yep I was right, someone beat me *shakes fist at SilverZero* At least you got the third part right. Accuracy over speed. I just posed that question in a thread yesterday. Somebody suggested writing "I am dreaming" on your palm before bed. Then, you'd see it in your dream (or you wouldn't) and you'd know you were dreaming. I said, but what if you wake up and see it? Wouldn't you think you're dreaming and jump out the window? Or something along those lines. But, yeah, not too likely. I think, mostly, you know when you're awake and when you're dreaming (if you're lucid). That's my experience, anyway.

[Pride]

1. I'm been very bad at remembering dreams, i'm trying to write my dreams in a journal but I can't remember my dreams. Do I have to wait to I remember one, or can I improve my remembering them? Well, this is the same thing that happened to me.what i did was write anything at all that i could remember down.Also have confidence that you will remeber your dream make your brain know that you want to keep those memorys of that dream. And another thing try waking up at the times you have REM that increase's the chance youll remember your dream by alot it also increase's the chance youll go lucid this is also known as the WBTB method the best times to try the WBTB method are 4 hours into sleep and 6 hours into sleep, im pretty sure. Those aways worked for me 2. Whats up with Reality Check, I read alot about it, but how do you do it? It makes no sence! This method was retarded i thought i never used this ever, some people prob prefer it but i don't but since you asked every 30 mins or hour, do a RC (try to push your finger through your hand, try to breath through your fingers etc..) the reason people do this is because evently itll carry over to the dream world. the only time i ever do RC's are when im bout to wake up from a lucid dream becuase 50% or more of the time itll be a FA[False Awakeing] 3. I have an very odd question. Ok, well lets say someone is about to have a lucid dream, ok, everythings fine, all of sudden the last minute they snap out of it and they don't notice and so they think there lucid but there not. All of sudden they decide, hmm, im going to jump out the window and float down? Bye? I don't know, I just think that would happen quite a bit... lol even though Lucid dreams are incredably real ie you have all your sense's , everything is just how it is irl you can still tell its a dream, and if your not curtain even though its obivoius do a RC Ok, thanks for helping me ! I do plan on being active in this community as I plan to get ALOT better at LD! So takes this as a "I'm new here, and I'm xyn" And welcome xyn!

[Xyn]

Oh, ok thanks. I guess I just read alot of posts where people always have to check if there awake or not... I guess I have 1 more question =P Ok, well I want a lucid dream really bad. But I don't remember dreams im having lately cause I'm just going to start the Dream Journal. Will that hurt me trying to get lucid tonight? I mean, I have ALOT of confidence I can get Lucid, but cause I don't remember my dreams is that a problem? Or does it just mean I won't remember being Lucid(Which I guess i'll be ok with). I guess what Im asking is if I WILD Correctly, is there a chance I will not have a Lucid dream?

[SilverZero]

I guess what Im asking is if I WILD Correctly, is there a chance I will not have a Lucid dream? No. That's like asking "If I breathe correctly, will I breathe?" If you WILD correctly, you'll be in the lucid dream straight from waking. If you don't, you either fall asleep or you stay awake. If you fall asleep, you still have a shot at a DILD, though. By the way, if you don't remember your dreams, how do you know you're not having lucid dreams every night? That's why dream recall is so important to get first. You could have the best LD ever, and develop a billion-dollar invention, but if you don't remember it when you wake, it's all for naught.

[Pride]

Oh, ok thanks. I guess I just read alot of posts where people always have to check if there awake or not... I guess I have 1 more question =P Ok, well I want a lucid dream really bad. But I don't remember dreams im having lately cause I'm just going to start the Dream Journal. Will that hurt me trying to get lucid tonight? I mean, I have ALOT of confidence I can get Lucid, but cause I don't remember my dreams is that a problem? Or does it just mean I won't remember being Lucid(Which I guess i'll be ok with). I guess what Im asking is if I WILD Correctly, is there a chance I will not have a Lucid dream? You can have a lucid dream anytime regardless of if you can rem your dreams or not,it will not hurt you at all. although i don't recommend trying the wild method at first Its really really hard to pull off, if thats the method you wanna try then go for it but theres easyer methods

[Xyn]

Hmm, ok, so what method do you recommend in my situation. Im kind of looking for one that has quick results, but I guess if it will just take time, I guess it will.

[Pride]

Hmm, ok, so what method do you recommend in my situation. Im kind of looking for one that has quick results, but I guess if it will just take time, I guess it will. Well, the one i had the best result's with are WBTB+DILD If you have msn, i can explain to you how i do it Maby that would help some.

[Xyn]

Ok, last question that has me questioning. People talk about when there in dreams, they say, am I dreaming and RC and stuff. Well, when I Dream I can't like say that cause Idk. Like I wake up in the morning and I remember the dream I don't remember the dream as its happening... Just sort of odd, lol.

[SilverZero]

Well, that's the point. If you do the RC method, it's subconscious. Your "dream self" does it without saying, I should check to see if this is a dream. Or, you just see something strange and say, this must be a dream, and you gain lucidity that way. And that's why you came here: to learn how to realize you're dreaming.

[Xyn]

Ok, its all making alot of sence now. I thought that you knew you were dreaming but you were checking. But that made no sence cause then you would already be lucid, and your trying to become lucid again... Ok, I think i'm done asking questions for today. You guys helped ALOT! I think i'm going to try a WILD tonight, I just have a feeling it will work. I'll post what happens tommarow. Thanks

[SilverZero]

Awesome. Good luck! Just remember, a WILD means you go straight from waking into a lucid dream. Since you dream in REM, and the first REM stage doesn't normally begin until 90 minutes after sleep onset, you can't do a WILD when you first go to bed (there are exceptions, like if you have a sleep-onset REM sleeping disorder or something, that's just a general rule). Most people will tell you that WILDs work best in the early morning hours, especially with the WBTB technique, since your REM cycles are closer together and easier to jump straight into from short awakenings. Clairity's tutorial gives a good overview. Sweet dreams!

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Ok, its all making alot of sence now. I thought that you knew you were dreaming but you were checking. But that made no sence cause then you would already be lucid, and your trying to become lucid again... Actually in a thread not too long ago I saw people saying that yes you already are questioning whether you are awake or dreaming and you do an RC just to be sure. It does make sense because you saw something that made you question it. Alot of times you just know you are dreaming without having to RC.