First Intentional Lucid!

[Firecrystal]

I can't say I had my first lucid dream, since I've had two before this, but this was the first one that I intentionally manipulated. From my dream journal: So, I was with Rick and some friends, and we rented some movies, one of which was a Fullmetal Alchemist movie. We were putting them away for later watchage, and I suddenly was very tired. Rick suggested that I take a nap. I went to the bathroom, and as I looked in the mirror, I noticed that my face was all swollen, and I had two noses. The dream me thought, "This is real, right? I'm gonna be stuck having two noses and one swollen eyelid FOREVER!" But then I had a second thought. I did a RC, looking away and then back again, and I noticed it was back to normal. With my newfound awareness, I floated across the bathroom for a second, then decided to stick my hand through the very small mirror. It went through into another dimension, and I grabbed onto a leg, which I knew was Master Chief's. Strange, I never dream about Halo, or think about it often. Then I pulled my hand back, because the mirror was too small for me to use it to change settings. I went over to my friend rick, and I said, "Hey dude, check this out!" I formed a ball of purplish light over my finger, and shot it across the room. He seemed unimpressed. The dream faded, and I didn't remember how to keep lucidity, so I woke up. Anyway, it wasn't very vivid except for directly after realizing my lucidity, any tips on how to make dreams more lifelike?

[Vikkiro10]

congrats! i just joined and have yet to have an intentional lucid, but i, like u, have had ones kind of accidentally. well anyway, good luck in ur future attempts!

[Clairity]

The dream faded, and I didn't remember how to keep lucidity, so I woke up. Anyway, it wasn't very vivid except for directly after realizing my lucidity, any tips on how to make dreams more lifelike? LOL @ having two noses! Congratulations on your first intentional lucid dream! To stay in a lucid dream or to make them more lifelike, I recommend getting used to what being lucid FEELS like by grounding yourself in your dreams. I know when I first become lucid, I have to fight that initial rush of adrenalin. I do this by telling myself to calm down, breathing naturally (or a little slower) and I try to "ground" myself in the dream (i.e., make it as lucid as it can be) instead of immediately racing to do something before I lose lucidity. One of the tricks I use to "ground" myself is to "touch" things. By touching.. I mean really "feeling" them. Get into how they feel.. are they hot, cold, smooth, rough, etc. (this also increases the vividness of the dream along with helping me remain in it longer). You may also try to increase your vividness by confidently stating aloud "increase lucidity" or "clarity now". Just remember that "the deeper the level of lucidity.. the better your lucid experience should be"