Dream recalling, and are my dreams lucid?

Hi my names Simon and am 15. Ive only just recently found out about lucid dreaming but have had quite alot of lucid dreams in the past. However the moajority of my lucid dreams is when im put in a scary situation and as i know im in the dream i use this to force myself to wake up. What do i do to be able to recognize that im dreaming in the other dreams and have control over them??? I also seem to rember alot of my dreams in the morning and can recall my dreams about 4 times a week, with about 3 dreams for each night. Do i need to improve my dream recalling or is it good enough already?

Thanks Si

Your dream recall is pretty good, but everybody has the potential to improve, and any improvement is a good one. First off, start writing down your dreams every morning when you wake up. It will help you to remember more dreams, and it can help you to find trends in your dreams. This is important for a few reasons:

One; A repeatedly occuring theme in a dream is called a Dream Sign. These are usually unique to the individual, but a common one shared by most people is a nightmare. When you wake yourself up in a scary dream, you're beginning to tap into lucidity. Next time, rather than wake up, try to stay in the dream and overcome the fear. Remember, you can do anything in a lucid dream. If you want to shoot somebody who's trying to kill you, so be it. If you want to turn them into a bunch of pink flowers, you can do that too!

Two; Having frequent recalled dreams means more chances to become lucid--and more chances to find ways to become lucid.

Next, read the tutorials. They'll help tons. In specific, try reading the Lucid Dreaming FAQ, the Quick Start Tutorial, the Recall tutorial, the Nightmare tutorial and the Reality Check tutorial. I know it's a lot, but it will help you to develop a strong lucid ability much more quickly. Also consider reading the WBTB and WILD tutorials. They're tutorials about specific types of induction techniques--shortcuts to lucidity, if you will. WBTB (Wake Back To Bed) is the one that most people succeed at, and is a good skill to have. WILD (Wake Induced Lucid Dream) is a specific method of WBTB--And a very good one at that. It's kind of the Holy Grail of lucid dreaming--You can literally use it to become lucid on demand. It's also the most challenging to use, and the hardest to master, but you might find it worthwhile to try it out. If you do, remember not to give up on your first try--It took me months to get it right.

Have fun! :mrgreen:

Cheers Tsen, i actually had my first lucid dream last night, but i forogt to write it down in the morning and by this afternoon ive forgotten most of it. Gotta buy myself a pad and pen. :lol: Anyway thanks heaps for the tips and the tutorial links im reading through them at the moment,
Thanks again
SI

Awesome! If you've got any more questions, just ask and we'll be happy to answer!

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