I have had some issues with being lucid since I realized that I was a lucid dreamer. My dream recall has been little to none, but I don't usually have issues with this, but I have just had issues ever since I found and joined this forum. I think I just put much too much focus on LD's and messed it all up. I also started putting to much focus and energy into having an LD and then controlling it. I almost always know I'm dreaming, but only just learned that I can have control.

So, the moment I realized I was dreaming, I would try to take control and lose it or wake myself up with the effort. The first one I started to have a couple of weeks ago was a WILD, I was sort of floating and then I heard rap music and was moving in upon a dance scene...and I thought to myself, "I don't even like rap music, why am I going here?", and that was it...I was awake. And that was the only one I had until the last couple of nights.

I just stopped trying, and the dreams came back. I usually can't yell in my dreams, I don't know why (it's definately a dream sign) but I can't yell. And the other night in a dream, I told myself...there's no reason that I can't yell right now...and I yelled! I didn't try for any other type of control...just the yelling, but I did it! I know it sounds stupid...but I yelled!!! I have always been frustrated by not being able to yell in a dream.

I've also tried to focus more on relaxing than actually WILDing (which usually wakes me up since I realize that I'm in bed...not going where ever it is I am)...and I've noticed the vibrations...but for some reason, I can only do this going into an afternoon nap. I think I'm too tired when I go to bed at night to stay up long enough to feel the vibrations. But that's been nice too, just to pay attention to things...but not try to force them. I also can't quite get to the LD state this way...I'm to aware and can't really get out of my head. I have to actually let my mind go to sleep and sort of meld into a dream. I'll work on this later, when I have more control.

I guess that's my new approach...don't approach it, lol! Just let it flow and deal with it one dream at a time...

Thanks for letting me share