Hello All!

First of all, let me say I am immensely impressed by the quality of everyone here and it is nice to see a LD oriented site that actually helps the participants! That said, a quick introduction is in order I believe.

I originally came to the idea of Lucid Dreaming from a rather round a bout route. My first experience with dream control came when I was a little kid, and I told myself before bed that I wouldn't have dreams (I was afraid of nightmares) I now realize that this is essentially a reverse MILD! For years, I never remembered a dream and now I have tried to reverse the process.

I stumbled across the idea of sleep paralysis when I was looking into a way to help with temporary insomnia. One thing led to another and now I am here! I have yet to have a lucid dream though I am getting quite a bit better at dream recall. I am looking for someone experienced that might be willing to assist me in attaining lucidity. I feel that its a personal barrier because I haven't had one yet and once I get "over the hump" as it were, that it would be quite a bit easier!

I can recall about 2 dreams a night now, sometimes three, and listen to the wonder Lucidity Induction tapes here at DV, but have yet to "realize" that I am dreaming. Might it be more efficient to use a mild cue where I say "I will become aware that I am dreaming"? I feel that I notice that I am dreaming, but can't become lucid, any suggestions?

Wow, sorry for that wall of text, but I am immensely excited in getting into the community!

Draxis