Help Please!?!??1

[zscott09]

I found out about Lucid Dreaming two weeks ago and have read anything i can get my eyes on. I have also decided to write my senior research paper on the topic. So anyways... I have been recording my dreams in a journal and been doing reality checks on a regular basis throughout the day. But I cannot seem to get any progress in my dreams. But This morning i stayed home from school and slept much later than I usually would. About an hour after i would have normally woken up I was awoken from my sleep by my dog jumping onto the bed, i imeditally fell back asleep and found myself in a dream. I assume I was dreaming before I was woken up but i did not know it. In my dream i found myself in a square room with nothing else. I suddenly became aware that i was dreaming and did a reality check. But this is the part that confuses me. I almost always use a clock or try to push my finger through my palm when i do my regular reality checks. In my dream i leaned against a wall and fell through. as i fell through the wall, the room disappeared and i felt the extreamly real sensation of falling. as I fell i began to view my body from a above and everything rapidly faded into a black fog. the whole thing maybe lasted 10 or 15 seconds but it felt extreamly real. What i would like to know is..."Was this the beginning of a Lucid Dream or not?" and what else can i do to experince one sooner. thanks so much for reading and any help/advise would be awesome.

[hellohihello]

If you knew you were dreaming, then yes it was. DILD almost always occur at the end of dreams. You could always try these. http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=36281 - Dream exit induced LD http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=30783 - wake initiated lucid dream

[no-Name]

First, of all Congratulations! Yes, you would have soon been lucid if you had stayed in the dream, good job! It took me a lot longer than two weeks to have my first lucid, so congrats on that as well! I hope you can take the time to stick around, keep looking around. Check out the Tutorials for some inspiration, as well as "how-to" info. to Dreamviews!

[zscott09]

Thanks for the posts. Another question...Does listining to any type of music/white noise while falling asleep or while asleep help induce dreams?

[Barbizzle]

Some people claim that listening to bineural beats help them get into LDs. Anything that keeps you relaxed and aware will help

[Thetealair]

My brother and I started experiments with LD'ing quite awhile ago. His latest idea is that eating certain foods before sleep can help. Personally, I have acid reflux, so that's a no-go for me. But something I thought you'd like to hear none-the-less.