Thread: Close to DILD?

Already on the night of mars 18/19 I had my second false lucid dream (or whatever they are called).
In this one I dreamt that I woke up before doing some RC's and realizing that "I" was dreaming. This dream was longer, about average dream lenght.

False awakening, I believe you mean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_awakening

Now it took even less time to get my third. Almost two weeks ago, on mars 25/26, I once again dreamt that I realized I was dreaming.
It was weird though, since I didn't dream about being lucid until the late/last part of the same dream (there was no "awakening" in this one).

Sweet, dude! It is common for them to become more common over time, it means you are getting better. About the last part of the dream being the LD, it was a DILD. Thelucidity usually starts at about the begining or end of the alreadty in progress dream (Voila, a DILD).

Does this mean I'm close to having my first DILD?
I've never had a LD before, so I'm very excited

You already have! It may not feel like it, but a DILD is when you get lucid in a dream, and lucid means you know you are dreaming. If you are asking are you close to having control, then yes you are! The feeling of a LD is overwhelming to most people their first few times, you get better over time. Good luck, and welcome to DreamViews!

Originally Posted by Reality_is_a_Dream

False awakening, I believe you mean.

It was not a false awakening, at least not a lucid one.
I call it false lucid dream because I dreamt about being lucid, when it in fact was just an ordinary dream.

You already have! It may not feel like it, but a DILD is when you get lucid in a dream, and lucid means you know you are dreaming.

As I said: I only dreamt that I knew I was dreaming, I never actually became lucid.

A dream-within-a-dream type thing?

Originally Posted by Reality_is_a_Dream

A dream-within-a-dream type thing?

Yeah, something like that.

Oh. Then you were close to lucidity. Autosuggestion can help to break this cylce.

Try a MILD.
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ead.php?t=1885

Dreaming of lucid dreaming is... confusing. Some people use different definitions of it than others.

Long story short: yes, it means you're close to having an actual lucid dream. Just keep trying; eventually when you're in a false LD (easier to say) you'll stop and think, "wait, am I actually dreaming?" and RC. Poof, you're lucid.

You mentioned that you re-entered the dream. That's good. If you wake up from a false lucid, chances are you'll realize that you'd been dreaming. Now you have two choices: DEILD or MILD.

For DEILD: Once you wake up, lie completely still. Stay awake only long enough to realize that you were dreaming, then "fall asleep consciously" like you would if you were trying to WILD. If you have no clue what I'm talking about, basically you want to let your body fall asleep while your mind stays awake. It's even better if you can do this while the dream is fading out (if your dreams do that).

I'd suggest reading the tutorials for DEILD (the WILD one might also be useful) so that you know what to expect. You may go directly into your dream with no transition, or you may experience sleep paralysis (SP). SP is nothing to be afraid of (it happens every night, but your mind is usually asleep for it), but it can be freaky if you don't know what to expect. As the name suggests, you will be paralyzed. You might also see and hear things, and feel motion/vibrations or like you're being shocked. I just made that sound really bad, but it really isn't anything to be afraid of. If you're expecting it, it can actually be enjoyable. It's all just hallucinations; none of it can hurt you. Remember that you may not feel anything at all during the transition, or you may feel things that I didn't mention.

For MILD: After you wake up, recall your dream as well as you can. You'll probably want to write it down. Now, fall asleep as you normally would. As you do this, repeat to yourself, "next time I'm dreaming, I will remember to reality check and will truly become lucid" or something similar. If you can put it in less words or think it without using words, that's better. Another way to do it (this way is actually probably better) is to imagine yourself in the dream you were in before, but imagine yourself finding a dream sign and reality checking. Then imagine what you want to do while lucid. Use as many details as possible. This is pretty much what you already did by daydreaming about the dream, but you're imagining yourself becoming lucid.

Also, if you're trying to DEILD and find yourself lying awake for too long (or wake up from SP), you can always switch over to MILD.

Hope this helped, and good luck!

Originally Posted by Hidden

eventually when you're in a false LD (easier to say) you'll stop and think, "wait, am I actually dreaming?" and RC. Poof, you're lucid.

I have started to tell myself "I must make sure that I'm actually lucid and not just dreaming I am" every time I do a RC.
Hopefully, that sentence will get stuck in my sub-conciouss (just like the RCing) and make my dream-me question its own lucidity, which should eventuelly make me lucid for real.

This is pretty much what you already did by daydreaming about the dream, but you're imagining yourself becoming lucid.

Yeah, too bad I didn't think about the lucid-part. Damn

Originally Posted by AngelZlayer

I have started to tell myself "I must make sure that I'm actually lucid and not just dreaming I am" every time I do a RC.
Hopefully, that sentence will get stuck in my sub-conciouss (just like the RCing) and make my dream-me question its own lucidity, which should eventuelly make me lucid for real.

"Sounds like a plan, Stan."

Originally Posted by AngelZlayer

Yeah, too bad I didn't think about the lucid-part. Damn

"Failure is the first step..." ...I'll stop quoting people now.

Originally Posted by Hidden

"Sounds like a plan, Stan."

I will let you know when/if it works

Just keep trying; eventually when you're in a false LD (easier to say) you'll stop and think, "wait, am I actually dreaming?" and RC. Poof, you're lucid.

just be careful with the RC, I did a lot of RC in those False Lucid Dreams, and they never gave me REAL LUCIDITY...

This morning I had a short dream (a few seconds). I was looking at my alarm clock, and the number showing the minutes were increasing as if they were seconds, and I thought "It shouldn't do that, so this might be a dream". (I wasn't actually self-aware, so I was not lucid.)
Then I woke up, strangely enough with almost exactly the same view as in the dream.

It's possible that this was a "half-dream" (http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=75142), and that I had it a few seconds after I first woke up.

Small progress (if anything), but still

Wow, I was just about to ask about half-dreams, since I had one this morning. Sometimes I also "move" only to realize that I'm still in the same position. It's very strange; I wonder if it's the half-dream thing again.

Last night I had a false lucid dream again. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seems like my new method (asking myself if I'm truly lucid (and not just dreaming I am) every time I do a RC) is starting to work.
I dreamt that I was lucid, and to make sure that I was, I tried to really think. After thinking hard for a second or two, I woke up.
This feels like a good sign

Yay for progress! =)

Ha All i can remember from last night is me saying,"but doesn't that contradict the meaning of aids?" and then going wait is this a dream? and then when i did an rc, i realised i had awaken to my bed Ah well

Originally Posted by AngelZlayer

Last night I had a false lucid dream again. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seems like my new method (asking myself if I'm truly lucid (and not just dreaming I am) every time I do a RC) is starting to work.
I dreamt that I was lucid, and to make sure that I was, I tried to really think. After thinking hard for a second or two, I woke up.
This feels like a good sign

While yes, this is progress as Hidden mentioned, waking up from a possible lucid dream because you tried to think isn't good because it means that everytime you get lucid and try to think, you'll wake up. What I do for an RC is the following:
First, I'll ask myself "Am I dreaming?"
Second, I'll look at my fingers to make sure there are 5, try to put my fingers through my palm, try to pinch my nose and see if I can breath and finally, check the time on any watch nearby to make sure that it isn't changing when I look away(I do this anywhere from 2-5 times).
Third, if I get no for all of them, then I answer my question with an answer of "no, I'm not dreaming".
Since, there are a couple of RCs there, it means that even if one or two were to fail, you still have another three or two to rely on Good luck with your endervours

Wow, that was quick, I had another false lucid dream just 1 or 2 hours ago.
I dreamt that I traveled back in time in a coffin-like time machine. I traveled to year 100 (although it looked more like the Jurassic age, lol). I was freaked out by how huge and strange the plants were, and I had some trouble setting the date for the time machine back to 2009 because I was chased by annoying flies and bees.
At this point I dreamt that I became lucid, and I looked around to make sure I was actually the one seeing all this, i.e that I was actually lucid (it didn't work though). I tried to force the bee to stop, but it didn't work.
Then the dream started to become dizzy, and I wondered if I should continue setting the date or if I should rub my hands to stabilize the dream. I choosed to set the date, and a few seconds later I woke up.

Last night I had a false lucid dream again! They seem to be getting more frequent, I hope it continues!

It was about 2 months since I last had a false lucid dream, but last night I had another one. While laying in bed I thought to myself "When I dream I will become lucid", but I can't tell if it was just coincidence, or if auto-suggestion worked really well this time (also, I had just ended a 2 week break from lucid dreaming, which might have helped).