Thread: Some questions I've been itching to ask :D

Not an expert but I'll try to answer these best as I can! =)

Which technique would be easiest to start with out of:

DEILD
WILD
DILD
MILD
WBTB

I think most people start off with DILDs, that's what I did anyway. Most people say WILDS are the hardest, but then other people do that first and are naturals at it. So it's really up to you.

Next question, which is the most reliable in the long term method/combo?

Most people say WILDs, but again, it depends on the person.

Next question, Are you in 1st person when having an LD? like if I was having an LD (lol made my RC ) would I be seeing the computer screen right now or a kid looking at a screen right now?

If it's looking at yourself do something, how is that fun?

I'm most always in first person, and from what I've heard that's usually what other people had to, but third person isn't unheard of. I've done it before. Third person isn't as boring as you think either. Sometimes it's fun to watch yourself and others like you're on a movie screen. It's almost like you're playing God then. O_O ;p

Was your first LD very memorable?

Yes it was! Well, the first one where I noticed it wasn't normal dreaming. Reliving it is one of my lucid goals. I didn't know what lucid dreaming was when I had it though (I'm a natural LD'er) so it was a pretty epic experience for me lol. I'd gladly share it with you if you want!

How long was your first LD?

It felt long, but I didn't time it. =(

How long id the average LD? (let's say one you can do it quite oftenly and have average skill.

Again, I don't know. Sorry. =/

I am insanely pre-excited (?) for my first LD. Will this effect it?

A lot of people say if you're in the dream and you're super excited, you'll wake yourself up. This hasn't happened to me though. I personally think if, in the waking world, you believe that if you're too excited you'll wake up then you'll wake up. But if you build up your confidence that you won't wake up while you're awake, then you won't when you're dreaming. But that's just a theory someone had on here that I agree with. What do I know? -shrugs-
HOWEVER, I do think that if you try to take too much control as soon as you go lucid, you'll just turn the dream into one big bad clusterfuck.

What's the easiest way to fly?

It depends on the person again. But with "supernatural" powers, I like to pretend I invented it. Like while you're awake, make up a technique on how to fly (or whatever you might wanna do in the future). For example, Storm from X-men can fly by using the wind to move her around and Starfire from the Teen Titans can fly by imagining the joy of flight. You can either copy it from something like that or make up your own ways. That's just what I do though. I think it makes it a lot easier on your brain if you give it (sorta) logical instructions on how to do something like that. 'Cause your brain already knows that if you jump you're not gonna fly, or if you jump out of a tree/building you're gonna fall on your ass. (or face) So if you try something you've never tried in real life, therefore there's been no trial or error, and you know exactly how it works, then you should get the desired effect in your dream since your brain doesn't know any better.

How often should a newbie LD?

I don't think there's a limit. I used to LD three times a week when I first learned what lucid dreaming was. (That was 2 months ago though lol. Can't do that anymore ;p)

EDIT: oh yea. DO you wake up thinking about your LD like it was something real (like walking to the beach) or do you have to think and be like "oh, I remember that"

I mostly remember it like I was just there. Sometimes I gotta focus a little harder to remember it though, especially lately. I've noticed also you can get deja vu in the waking world because of your dream journeys, even if you don't remember being there/doing that. Pretty trippy sometimes ;p

One more thing (xD) um, do you guys... uhhhh.... how do I explain this... Um, do you remember your being lucid or do you experience it and then be like "w00t that was fun"?

Lemme try to decode this...you mean do you remember the entire experience when you're lucid like daydreaming about a memory or do you just wake up like it's no big deal? Is that what you meant? 'Cause if it is, then my answer would be it depends on how lucid you are. If you're completely lucid then yes, you're probably gonna remember it like something you just did yesterday. If you're only half lucid, (as in your lucid but it's super hazy and you act more like you're just non-lucid dreaming) I've noticed it's more like a normal dream.

If that's not what you meant then just totally forget all that lol.

Welcome, You remind me of me, when I started getting serious about LDs a few weeks ago. I just had my first LD last night, and I may have had one before that. The first one was very memorable and vivid, but I had no self control, and I was hardly aware that I was dreaming, but I remember the dream quite vividly. The one last night I was more lucid, but I still had no control, and the dream was very unstable. Therefore, one thing that I missed while reading tutorials was stabilizing your dream. read up on it. Don't ruin your first LD by jumping into it too soon.

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=70131

This I feel is the best tutorial for stabilizing, that I have found. Sorry if you have already read it.

PS. I used DILD, but It might just be me.

Good luck, and I hope you soon have a lucid dream.

Thanks for all of the help guys <3
I told my friend about LD's yesterday... He had one last night xD I am not so annoyed by this because now I can ask what it felt like