Quote Originally Posted by Ham or Turkey? View Post
This night I had my first lucid dream, I got this dream without even trying.

I probably lost lucidity because I was so excited.
Congratulations Ham or Turkey. Unbelievable experience isn't it?
I was soooo pleased to read of your success but especially that you heeded advise and it worked for you.

Yes, excitement can cause you to loose lucidity but another reason is failure to regain control of the LD.
When you became Lucid, your dream was put on hold, like the pause button whilst watching a DVD. You decided to run down the stairs and the dream came back into focus with the lucidity on pause. Correct?
This is where the habit of RC's comes in. If you had done a RC or recognised a dreamsign (something not possible during real waking life) then the lucidity would have come back with the dream on pause and you can control it again.

Proof now that LDing is possible for you and with that first experience, you will now want to do it again and again. Be careful that anxiety does not prevent you from achieving another LD. Be relaxed and calm.

Great news, best wishes and welcome to the club of experienced LDers.