Thread: Hi

Hi. I'm new to this site and thought I should introduce myself. I've been checking it out for a while and finally just got around to registering. I think it's great that others share this same interest. It seems whenever I mention lucid dreaming to people, they either look at me like I'm insane or say, "Oh yeah. I do that all the time." (i.e. use brief flashes of lucidity to wake up from nightmares).

I first read about lucid dreaming in Patricia Garfield's "Creative Dreaming", back in the mid 80s. I wasn't sure if I even believed it. But I cultivated the ability to remember dreams to a very high degree. About ten years later, I had my first spontaneous lucid dream. I was so excited, I did some more research and found Stephen LaBerge's "Lucid Dreaming", the book that has changed my life more profoundly than any other. I tried his MILD technique and was totally astonished when I found I could willfully induce lucid dreams with it. I envy those who are able to induce lucid dreams at will and hope to do the same someday. I've been at it for ten years now, trying different methods, and the best I've managed is 15 in one month (using MILD). So my search for the best method continues.

I've had one lucid dream since joining Dreamviews.

Welcome to DV! You will fit right in. 15 in one month is great! You will find this place a valuable wealth of information to take you farther.


Happy dreams

Hi there and welcome to Dream Views.
Congrats on the lucid dream since joining.

Great to see you've got lLD experience already. I hope this site helps you realize your quest to find the best induction method. There are loads of tutorials for you to test out.

And don't worry about getting those 'you is crazy' looks around here because we all happen to be crazy so you'll fit right in.

Kidding. Most everyone here embraces lucid dreaming and will embrace those who are looking to learn more about the subject. Good luck with your lucidity and see you around.

15 in a month - that's great. I wish I could do that...
Welcome to the forum!

15 in one month is great!

Well, in ten years I've only ever done that twice. 5-10 is more like my average during months when I try. It drives me nuts because sometimes it seems so easy, but other times it seems impossible. I've been trying hard recently using MILD/WBTB for the past 15 days. I've just had the one LD, and that was actually a WILD.

I think one of the problems is we have an eight month old in the house who still gets up once or twice during the night, which distracts me and disrupts the regularity of my sleep cycle.

Even 5-10 isn't bad - its still pretty good!