New person thread about me (Hi).

[Charles_Freck]

Hi. So, I'm an 18 year old guy from Norway, and I've known about lucid dreaming for about a year or so. I've been doing RCs on and off for a while, but recently, after discovering this site, I decided to really go out of my way to learn this. So I've started a dream journal, and already after a week I've noticed my dream recall becoming much better. I've tried WILDing once or twice, plus a WBTB, but so far no success. So, yeah. That's me. Wish me luck?

[Jdeadevil]

Hey man, keep practicing. You're doing all the best things in order to have Lucid Dreams! Good luck with your next attempt, and don't stop reality checking! Welcome to Dream Views!

[Sugarglider11]

Welcome to dreamviews Charles If you have any questions just ask us or go check out the tutorial section. It seems that you are off to a good start. Keeping a dream journal is by far the most important thing to lucid dreaming (well it is for me). I have one tip for you too, its that you have to know that lucid dreaming is easy, this makes it a lot easier. Good luck

[Jdeadevil]

The tutorial section is here - Click

[Charles_Freck]

Thanks, guys. Already checked out the tutorial section, and it seems like there's a lot of good tips in there. And I'll try to think positive thoughts (does this sound like a self-help class, or what?). One thing though: I was writing down my dreams from last night earlier today, and suddenly three old dreams popped into my head (like a year old or so), that I don't think I've ever remembered for more than an hour, if that, before. Is this a normal side effect of better dream recall? As in, it works retroactively as well? 'Cause that felt sort of great.

[Jdeadevil]

I guess so, yes.

[ninja9578]

WILD is by far the hardest induction technique, you should probably have a few regular lucid dreams first. DILDs are the easiest, but DEILDs are nice too. Every so often I have recall months or even years later, it's nothing out of the ordinary.

[Charles_Freck]

Update: I just woke up from what may or may not have been a lucid dream. I got this idea in my dream to check if I could put my finger through the wall, and it worked. I looked at my hands, which were all chubby and pulsating, and decide I should try to fly. Then I decide to tell my brother instead (who also knows about lucid dreams and all that jazz), and forget about trying to control anything. I lose lucidity, and go on dreaming normally for a little while. Now, when I think back at this it doesn't feel all that different from a normal non-lucid dream, so I'm torn between thinking it's my first LD, or just my mind dreaming about an LD and going through the motions (RCing, looking at hands etc). Anyone?