I had my first lucid dream(s?) last thursday, about a week after I first learned about them. And...wow. -laugh-
Ironically, I didn't think I'd have any success that morning. I was tired. So rather than focus on any induction techniques, I just sortof let myself drift off. Somehow, I stayed conscious the whole time, until I was in SP. Usually, right before I enter SP, I get alot of random little muscle twitches, and they're very annoying. But at this point, I realized that...while I thought I was moving my arm back and forth, my arm wasn't moving at all.
So I raised my arms above my head, knowing my real arms were on the bed, and tried not to get excited. But when I tried to sit up, I felt stuck. The frustration snapped me out of it, so I had to relax for several minutes before trying again. This time, I tried rolling out of my body (I'd read this in an OBE article, and even though I knew I was dreaming, I thought it might help). It worked, but slowly. And while I inched my way out, a loud buzzing in my ears started. It grew louder and louder, until finally I was free, and the noise subsided. Then I tried standing. Instead, it was as if someone grabbed me by the shoulders and set my upright on my feet, without my own body moving at all. After that, I couldn't move at all. I knew where everything was in the room, but I couldn't see, either. I tried opening my eyes...only to open my actual eyes in bed.
That was...weird. When my eyes were open, I could feel both my real body and my dream body, and it was a little unnerving. So I closed my eyes. However, I still couldn't move, and frustration woke me up again. I was happy when I woke up, anyway, and went back to sleep thinking I'd try again the next morning.
However, the whole thing happened all over again. This time, though, I was able to move. Another strange thing happened, though-- even though I already knew I was dreaming, I tried pinching my nose to do a reality check. I couldn't breathe. This confused me, so I tried again. Still couldn't breathe. Then my chest felt strange, as if I couldn't control my lungs, and I began to feel as if I was suffocating. After a few panicked moments, I suddenly realized that I'd actually been trying to control my physical body again (like when I opened my eyes), and that was why I felt as if I couldn't breathe. So I relaxed, stepped out of my bedroom, and found I could breathe normally again.
Now I was excited. I remember how realistic the wood flooring looked and felt under my feet. I ran down the stairs, still amazed by the feeling, and...stepped right in my cat's hairball D: She'd had one on the stairs a few days before the dream, but we'd already cleaned it up. I tried wishing it away, which didn't work, so instead I reached behind me for a paper towel, knowing I'd get one. It worked, though it was a bit dirty already. I wiped my foot off and ran on to the back porch, wanting to see if I could walk on the pool, but I woke up as I reached the doors. Still... wow. According to my clock, the whole thing happened in about an hour.
Question! *wonders how to word it* Has anyone else here...uh...also found themselves suddenly aware of their physical bodies while dreaming? Like when I tried opening my eyes? It wasn't an entirely nice feeling, as if I was split in two.
Other than that, I wanna thank this entire forum :3 I tried a bunch of things in my dream that I'd read about on here (as I started to wake up, I remember thinking 'Spin! I have to try spinning!' but it was too late!) and it really helped. Thanks! <3
