LD Progress Thread

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so i just got up after my first wild attempt. i was soo close i could taste it. i repeated my mantra 'i will perform my lucid checks' for 20 mins or so and then thought of other times when i was semi lucid. my body grew very heavy in a non heavy way lol, my heart started raaaacing and my eyes rolled back and involuntarily went into REM, at first i realised it was happeneing and got a tad excited which set me back a little but i kept at it. i reached out to someone with my mind and asked for help, i know they are are lucid dreamers and i could feel/ see thru the swirling patterns images of this person from my early memory beckoning for me to join her. But it was ruined. Thoughts of a story about the Rake kept popping into my mind and causing me to see eyes amongst the patterns leering menacingly. i tried to put myself on a floating cloud to take me away from them which worked for a time and i re entered REM state only to have it dashed again in the same way. I was soo close. im going to re-attempt it in a few minutes and ignore these feelings. any opinions or comments are more than welcome. frankly im surprised i came so close with my first attempt. -shroom [edit] i just realised that i was only asleep for a little under 4 hours yet i feel more rested than many full 8 hour sleeps. What on earth!?? Has anyone else experienced this? Also i remember my last 2 dreams quite vividly and although one involved me living in a place that i havent lived for a year i didnt click and think maybe im dreaming. Althouhg i did dream of songs that were about lucid dreaming (in the dream) being prodigys firestarter lol. I must say its been an interesting few hours. [/edit]