Thread: *Sigh* Can someone tell me if this was a Lucid Dream?

Originally Posted by Logicalmale

Is it as good as people say?

Its better than what people say, simply because it's so awesome it can't be described with words

Haha sweet.

Is the WILD the easiest for people who are new to it? Or would anyone suggest anything else?

I've tried the reality check stuff, but I feel like an idiot doing it and often forget during the day ><

WILD is actually for experts, or people who have time to get up during the night and then go back to bed. The thing about WILD is that it can take a long time to achieve, and you may feel too uncomfortable and move around, making it impossible.
I would suggest you stick to Reality Checks, I only do the nose plugging one and it works pretty well in dreams. Also you can give DEILD a try, it's basically a shortened WILD. It consists of waking up after a dream, not opening your eyes, not moving and going back into the dream.

I have plenty of time during the night lol. I just finished high school and have about 4 more months of holidays.

For DEILD I wouldn't have a way of waking up without moving.

But also, with Reality Checks, wouldn't it be rare to perform them in real life in a situation that will actually make you realize you're dreaming?

Everyone is different, but most would agree that WILD takes a little more time to learn than DILD/MILD.

Odd things go down when you WILD, Hypnogogic Halcinations - which can be visual, tactile or audial. Sleep Paralysis, etc.

If you are still getting used to the whole idea of LDing then I would wait until you have had a few more DILDs under your belt first.

The main trick with WILDing is being calm and ambivient with anything and everything that happens during the phase up and transition. Practice not over emoting during DILDs first - then make some WILD attempts.

Also know that very few manage a WILD on their first attempt.

Originally Posted by evildoctor

Everyone is different, but most would agree that WILD takes a little more time to learn than DILD/MILD.

Odd things go down when you WILD, Hypnogogic Halcinations - which can be visual, tactile or audial. Sleep Paralysis, etc.

If you are still getting used to the whole idea of LDing then I would wait until you have had a few more DILDs under your belt first.

The main trick with WILDing is being calm and ambivient with anything and everything that happens during the phase up and transition. Practice not over emoting during DILDs first - then make some WILD attempts.

Also know that very few manage a WILD on their first attempt.

Alright, thanks, I'll give it a shot. In one of my dreams last night I dreamed I was at work and funky things started happening, like for some reason the workplace was filled with water and we were all working under the water. So maybe I should perform a lot of reality checks at work today and at home because one of my dreams was last night was ALL at home?

I woke up a LOT during last night's sleep, probably around once every 1-2hours after I had my LD. But every time before I went back to sleep I kept saying to myself "I will have a lucid dream, I will have a lucid dream" and counting in between. So that combined with a lot of reality checks today might help me have a LD tonight?