hey guys im a clearly a new member and my first attempt at LDing was last night and it was a bit weird.

First ill let you know that i had heard of Lucid Dreaming before but didnt look into it until yesterday. I learned quite a bit for my first day but obviously have a long way to go. I had always been able to realize im having scary dreams and i can wake myself up everytime. I can remember almost all of my dreams and have experienced SP before without knowing it was SP. (i learned about it yesterday)

So now to my first experience. I started to fall asleep and realized i was; that would always wake me up (lol i kno im supposed to b asleep or in deep sleep to LD, i was jus excited) I finally fell asleep and I started dreaming:

I was talking to this kid i work with and i would never talk to him in real life, so i thought to myself "Oh shit! I must be dreaming"

AS SOON as i said that to myself, my vision started to fade to black so i tried touching things to keep my lucidity, but i still lost my dream. I ended up awake in some kind of SP because i had a intense tingling feeling thoughout my body kinda like i had extreme shivers (but still able to move). I thought maybe i'm having a false awakening so i reality checked 4 different ways everytime. I did this like 3 more times though out the night. by the last time it was 3:30 and i was getting kind of freaked out so i jus gave up and went to sleep.

I think it's natural or easy for me to realize im dreaming, but i don't kno how to attain total lucidity and keep it. any help would b appreciated.