Hello,

I had my first LD last night, but when in it when I tried to say 'clarity' (because everything was quite blurry) it was as if I had a strained and sore throat. Is this normal?

And also, it only lasted about a minute or so before I woke up and I am wondering if there are any techniques to prolong the experience? The dream didn't gradually fade away so that I had time to do the spinning technique but instead it seemed to just stop straight away.

Thanks for your time,
Max

p.s I was using the 'FILD' technique (Finger Induced Lucid Dream)