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