another newb... (think ive had an LD or two)

[tonythephatone]

hullo people... name's tony... i was thinking earlier today about a few dreams ive had a long time ago and googled "how to dream"... apperently, i needed to google "dream recall techniques" but since i didn't, i found this place.. read everything there was to read... i beleive ive had several 2 second lucid dreams... i can recall one specific time where my reality check (that i didn't know i was performing) made me aware of it... i was somewhere doing something with my dad and i could see myself reading a book.. i actually looked over at my dad and said "you know.. when youre dreaming you usually can't read because the left side of you brain reads and the right side makes up dreams" and when i looked back down i saw.. well.. i knew there was a jumble of "letters" there, but i'd compare wha ti saw to listening to someone across a room speaking quietly.. it was there and i think i heard(saw) it.. but there wasnt anything for me to actually decipher... i actually turned to look at my dad and said "whoa.. i'm dreaming right now..." to wich he replied "really" and the last thing i remember is lifting up the book to see if he could read it and "Bzzzz" time to go to work... i will deffinitely be reading a few tutorials and look into keeping a journal... based on what ive experienced, can anyone reccomend a technique that may work better than others for me? thanks... -tony

[Wavefunction]

Hey Tony, to Dreamviews!! You should use RC/DILD. Basically this just means that during the day, you ask yourself if you're dreaming, ask how you know, and what you would do if you were. You should also do RCs (reality checks), such as plugging your nose and trying to breathe. The idea is that you will ask yourself if you are dreaming, or do a reality check, in your dream, and become lucid. All of my LDs were from DILDs (the "hey, I'm dreaming" kind).

[tonythephatone]

my only concern with "letting it happen" is that in the past.. several years... i cannot recall a single dream that wasnt brought on via one too many drinks... and even those i can only recall that they existed.. nothing more... ive gone through my share of bad stuff happening and i think that has alot to do with it so im wondering if i can use reverse psychology.. if i can dream again, perhaps it will be that much easier to let go of everything else... i'll surely be on the lookout for floating things and oobe's tonight though

[Wavefunction]

You dream every night, it's a matter of recalling it... Check out Dream Recall on dreamviews.com and the Recall forums

[tonythephatone]

will do.. thanks... (if anyone else has any other relevant input i'm still all over it...) -tony

[Kroy]

my only concern with "letting it happen" is that in the past.. several years... i cannot recall a single dream that wasnt brought on via one too many drinks... and even those i can only recall that they existed.. nothing more... ive gone through my share of bad stuff happening and i think that has alot to do with it so im wondering if i can use reverse psychology.. if i can dream again, perhaps it will be that much easier to let go of everything else... i'll surely be on the lookout for floating things and oobe's tonight though I can relate to the "too many drinks" aspect, but my thought was that alcohol dulled your recall, unless you are allowed to sleep later into the morning, then you get an extended, super REM period. The dream recall techniques work (I never thought I'd suggest it to someone. See my 1st ever post at Yeee Haaaa!!! in this forum). .. if i can dream again, perhaps it will be that much easier to let go of everything else... From what I've read here, you dream several times a night. It is remebering the dream that is the hard part. Roy

[Wavefunction]

From what I've read here, you dream several times a night. It is remebering the dream that is the hard part. Roy Yes, that's correct. Although I wouldn't say it's that hard . Dream Journals are extremely effective.

[tonythephatone]

... i tried perhaps a little too hard last night to remember i was dreaming.. woke up feeling like my body was rested but my brain was.. not. still all i can remember is something about duct tape, something else that's there..but so hazy i can't describe it, and just as i was beginning to drift off i kept hearing voices.. like i was outside a room and people were talking inside.. very hazy voices, but i distinctly remember "yeah, her foot is pretty loud" .... lol is there any way to draw on those voices without actually waking myself up? as soon as i began to realize there was actually something there and the noise wasnt just my fan, i tried to focus on it but both times found myself staring at the LED clock projection on my ceiling... almost instantly... tried the wbts thing and after the third try i was awoken by my alarm clock 7 hours later with a feint memory of duct tape.. and no more.. please do offer any advice you may have... -tony