Serenity, thanks for taking the time to reply…

Quote Originally Posted by Serenity View Post
Do you feel that the G/C is becoming a crutch?
After reading Advanced Lucid Dreaming - The Power of Supplements by Thomas Yuschak from cover to cover twice, I feel that I have a pretty good understanding about how the use of supplements can enhance the lucid experience. I don’t understand how you conclude that I might be using them as a “crutch” when I am simple trying to enhance my lucidity. Now, in my way of thinking those “guys who use different LDS combos almost every night” have developed an unhealthy and dangerous crutch!

Are you relying too much on them?
How can I be relying too much on them when I only use them once a week? I still don’t understand where you are getting this from.

It's all up to you on how you want to become lucid.
Yes, I understand this. Being fairly new at lucid dreaming I only average 2 or 3 lucid dreams a week and I am trying to increase frequency and duration. Once again my reasoning for taking suppliments.

Anyways, even with LDS's, you still need to focus and practice an induction technique. An LDS without a technique is almost guaranteed not to work.
Yes, I still “focus and practice an induction technique,” in fact I use different techniques depending on what I’m trying to accomplish. Sometimes I use WILD and sometime MILD and occationally my lucid dreams are induced by dream signs (DILD).

I try to DEILD whenever I wake up during a G/C night. Usually, it's just a false awakening anyways, so re-entry is fairly simple.
Finally something useful! Thanks for this advise! I will have to read up on DEILD and use it next time!