I guess this is the proper place to give a short introduction of myself and start off with my first post. After a long time talking rather superficial about lucid dreaming with a friend (the subject just had a tendency to pop up from time to time), and trying to archive one (without putting much work into it), I finally became conscious of myself dreaming a few months back. It didn't last for long and had a quite scary side effect. I didn't manage to control much of my dream for the short time it lasted and suddenly I found myself awake in my bed. Or sort of awake... I couldn't move a muscle (except my eyes), and neither make any sound, for what seemed to be forever (it probably didn't last for too long though...). I had a constant feeling of someone else being in the room with me, and after a little while it felt like nails scratched over my stomach... It's truly the most horrifying situation I have experienced and scared me away from trying to archive a lucid dream again. I have since learned that it sounds very similar to what is called sleep paralysis; when your body continues to sleep while your mind wakes up. I have never experienced it before in my 26 years on this planet though, so I'm pretty sure it's not because of any medical condition. Most people who suffer from it seem to experience it on regular basis... Have anyone else experienced something similar as a consequence of being lucid?

Anyhow, last night I had a very vivid dream where I felt I controlled most of what was happening. It wasn't lucid though, as I never were aware of dreaming myself (I think...). It was such a fantastic experience that I decided to give lucid dreaming a more dedicated try again. I'm looking forward to start a dream journal (for the first time...), and hopefully pick up a few good advices. See you all around .