help for a newbie?!

[Himikey10293]

Ok, I'm really confused! Last night I was dreaming, realized I was dreaming (not sure how, I just said wow I must be dreaming) but then it was weird! I was in "3rd person view" like I wasn't in my body, I was watching the whole thing take place! I couldn't control anything even though I realized I was dreaming. I have never had a lucid dream before (besides this thing) and I would like some help plz!

[Modjulator]

This has been my problem when I have tried to gain lucidity in dreams. Usually what happens for me is I will realize that I am in a dream, and even rationalize decisions that I make in the dream based on this (ex: It is okay for me to get into a knife fight with this man right now, I am only dreaming). However, I quickly lose that slight bit of control I have, and go back to just regular dreaming. From what I have read, the way to counter this is to just focus. The biggest challenge is getting a dream and then realizing that you are infact dreaming. After that, you just need to drop everything you are doing in the dream, and take steps to ensure you are completely aware you are dreaming. Try and devoid yourself of what is going on in the dream, and start fresh. Do not let yourself get distracted with something, or you will quickly forget that you are dreaming and will no longer be lucid. I hope that my explanation can be of help to you, good luck with your future LD attempts! -Modj

[Techno]

Himikey10293, my advice would be to calm down once you realize you are dreaming, then begin to experience the dream world around you as a physical person. You will most likely develop your dream body this way, which will keep you from going 3rd person all the time. Good luck, and happy lucids!

[Shift]

Hey Himikey Congrats on the lucid, even if you did run into the problem. Don't worry, lots of people have third person dreams and have to figure a way to get from 3rd to 1st person. I dug up some old threads for you. I haven't been able to filter them for ultimate relevancy, but they are all on the same topic: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=63903 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=58071 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=50606 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=52730 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=52730 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=51950 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=51504 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=44685 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=39405 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=33991 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=31029 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=29737 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=26420 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=25104 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=24337 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=22976 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=20408 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=19075 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=16060 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=13110 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=12755 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=12723 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=12465 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=11567 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ead.php?t=3287 http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ead.php?t=1741

[Himikey10293]

thanks for all your help!