Thread: Spinning out of control problem : (

I understand what you are experiencing. I had a couple of lucids (early on, when I was a beginner) that I spun uncontrollably. As soon as you become lucid it is highly recommended that you perform a few stabilization techniques at the very least (even if the dream seems stable). Then proceed in your dream with confidence. This is YOUR dream and you are going to be able to control your own actions! Don't expect to start spinning, expect to proceed without difficulty. If the problem still arises, you can always find a anti-spin pill within your dream and take it. You could try to find the "dream remote control" and turn spinning to "off" as well. I used to grab a tree (or any other solid object) when I began to spin and it would stop me. Just keep practicing and try to keep your mind off of the spinning. You can do this by engaging in dream activity and the environment around you. This should keep your mind off things. Good luck to you and try not to get frustrated. Once you successfully gain control over the spinning once, you will most likely never have a problem with it again!

Originally Posted by KingYoshi

I understand what you are experiencing. I had a couple of lucids (early on, when I was a beginner) that I spun uncontrollably. As soon as you become lucid it is highly recommended that you perform a few stabilization techniques at the very least (even if the dream seems stable). Then proceed in your dream with confidence. This is YOUR dream and you are going to be able to control your own actions! Don't expect to start spinning, expect to proceed without difficulty. If the problem still arises, you can always find a anti-spin pill within your dream and take it. You could try to find the "dream remote control" and turn spinning to "off" as well. I used to grab a tree (or any other solid object) when I began to spin and it would stop me. Just keep practicing and try to keep your mind off of the spinning. You can do this by engaging in dream activity and the environment around you. This should keep your mind off things. Good luck to you and try not to get frustrated. Once you successfully gain control over the spinning once, you will most likely never have a problem with it again!

I have been able to control the spinning since then...just needed to stabilize better AND really have the confidence that I was in control. I like the "dream controller" idea, let you know if/when I put it to use.
I read your post on "Yoshi's WILD technique"...definitely gonna use it tonight. So far I've been going lucid every second night (although me saying that is just putting limits on myself...I want to go lucid every night), so in a few hours will try your technique. I really like the change position part of it, b/c w/ me I've been trying WILD when I 1st goto bed but it's been unsuccessful b/c soon the urge to move is so intense that I just turn on my side and give up (ALL of my lucid experiences have been either dreaming and do a RC...or when I wake up in the night then I can easily and quickly WILD). I'm sure this technique will definitely work for me...I do almost all the steps already, so this seems like it will be one of the easier ones for myself.
Thanks for the tips