Lucid?

[NewDreamer123]

hey i was trying to tell myself to lucid dream by repeating it and i kept thinking about saying this is a dream i can do whatever i want so i got in a dream theni said this is a dream... but i never actually believed i was dreaming whats the best thing to repeat if trying to ld?

[suttsman]

Your best bet would be doing a reality check, like looking at your hands and spotting an extra finger, or look at a clock that is moving about/showing ridiculous numbers. Do that after you say that to yourself, then you should really believe you're dreaming. Then you should repeat that you're dreaming every few seconds, since you can lose lucidity so fast. Don't hesitate to PM me or anyone with a green name (my name is blue-ish green, don't get them confused) with questions/concerns. See you around!

[Pastulio_]

Doing a reality check in that situation is your best bet. STOP whatever you might have been doing once you think you might be dreaming and do an RC. My personal favorite is the nose one where you plug your nose and see if you can breathe through it. It's pretty sweet when you can. Good luck and keep at it. Once you've had enough lds, you kinda get a "feeling" of when you are dreaming. In most of my lds nowadays, I know I'm dreaming and am 100% sure of it without needing a reality check, but doing one anyways always helps, as it eliminates any lingering doubt, and any doubt makes lucid dreaming almost impossible.

[WolfeDreamer531]

What you were doing is called "autosuggestion" and its a very reliable method for inducing LDing in many people's opinions. So continue using autosuggestion in sync with other methods of becomming Lucid. And Like these guys said above me: always incorporate Reality Checks into you daily routines so that you will do them in your dreams and hopefully become Lucid as a result. I would also suggest you start trying the WILD technique. Its a very popular and reliable technique when it comes to LDing and is, personally, my favorite (its how I got my first LDs too). If you decide to take on the challenge of WILDing, you can follow the link I provided or you can follow my simple WILD instructions that are basically a summarized version (it never hurts to read both): These are the steps to my WILD technique: 1. Get at least 5 to 6 hours of sleep (WBTB). (optional) 2. Devote at least 2 hours (or more) to WILDing.(optional) 3. Remember your goal (where you want to go, what you want to do, etc). 4. Dismiss any other thoughts and focus only on taking slow, deep breaths. 5. Remain COMPLETELY still, no matter what. 6. Try to steer clear of straying/abstract thoughts when entering SP (random/abstract thoughts means that the logical part of your brain is falling asleep, dont let it!). (they can also cause you to enter a non-Lucid Dream which would make all this work was for nothing!) 7. Dont fight or resist SP in any way / stay relaxed and calm when it begins to happen. 8. Continue to focus only on your (slow, deep) breathing as vibrations, Hypnagogic Imagery, and auditory hallucinations become more intense from SP. (you can focus on and/or visualize your goal once you think you've got the breathing part down packed). 9. Continue step 8 until you feel that sudden rush of spinning and/or falling through your bed or ceiling (in my case); this should mean that SP is complete, and hence you are ready to dream. 10. If you are not already in a dream scene, then spin around or rub your hands together (or both) in order to conjure up one. Doing this can also stabilize a fading/blurry dream scene. There you have it, those are pretty much all the steps I take when Im attempting a WILD. And if it doesnt work the first time, remember that it takes time so dont give up! I know it seems like a lot, but once you've been through it many times, you will become better and better at it.

[NewDreamer123]

ok thanks i also do reality checks every hour (as my atch ticks every hour) but i was wondering how i should say it with emotion like commanding or something else P.S nice movie wolfdreamer heath ledger is a great actor.

[NewDreamer123]

ok thanks i also do reality checks every hour (as my atch ticks every hour) but i was wondering how i should say it with emotion like commanding or something else P.S nice movie wolfdreamer heath ledger is a great actor. i meant watch up there

[NewDreamer123]

Does anybody know at all?