Thread: Waking up too fast.

I'd say you're experiencing what I call Introversion.

The very first thing you should know about dreaming is that everything requires your attention to exist.

My guess is the moment you realize you are dreaming, your thoughts rush inwards with thoughts like "I'm dreaming!" and then thinking about what that means and what you can or should do next. That sudden introversion creates a vacuum in your surroundings because you're not focused enough on what's around you.

The best thing to do is to have clear dream goals or do something, anything, as soon as you realize you are lucid. You can still think about things, just stay aware of your surroundings as you do so.

I have the same problems. My dreams will fade until I can't see anything. Although, it's more of a symbolic fade... I can feel it happening, but I don't really see the effects until I wake up.

Anyways, I find that, by far, the most effective means for my stabilization is to focus on an object. Pick one object and stare at it. More often than not, this will have the effect of the object becoming sharper, changing colors, etc. But it will keep you ground in the dream world. A disembodied voice in one of my lucids gave me some great advice, too (no, I'm not kidding).

I wasn't really thinking right, and I heard some incredibly loud noise. I found it that it was coming from a vacuum cleaner. I tried to unplug it, but it was stuck in the wall. Then the voice came in my head, and I saw writing (it looked like a forum post.). The voice read aloud the writing. It said "Don't worry about trying to stop the noise. Use it. Focus on it, and it will help you stay lucid". And then some incredibly random fact. But that sentence was pure gold for me.

All good advise here, but one other thing you might try is, rub your dream-hands during your LD. Works like a charm for me, always prolongs and stabilizes my LD. Good luck .