Thread: I can't decide if this was a lucid dream or not

i dont think it was an LD somewhere in your brain reconized this was a dream but it wasnt a consious thougt so no doesnt count as lucid if you ask me

Yeah, you're probably right. Thank you for the opinion.

Any dreams you experience, lucid or not, should be recorded and written on dream journal. And yeah I agree with dreamperson, it was not lucid dream I think. Since the definition is being conscious you are dreaming.

I no longer record every dream in a dream journal. I have pretty good dream recall (4-6 per night on average), so when I do it properly, it takes an hour per day (time I would rather spend sleeping and dreaming) and if I print it out, it uses a lot of paper--not so great for the environment. Currently I only record lucid dreams and other dreams of particular interest in detail.

Someone said here (or somewhere) that our goal is to recall every dream, not necessarily record every dream, and that is my goal. (Of course, everyone can proceed as she/he prefers in this regard.) I make dream notes during the night, and in the morning, I flesh them out a bit on one or two quarter-sized pieces of paper and I carry around a few days' worth. That way I can appreciate, remember, enjoy and stay in touch with them while using less paper and time.

I'm glad for the months/years I spent carefully recording all my remembered dreams and definitely recommend it for anyone new to dreamwork/lucid dreaming practice. It does give you a very good idea of your own dream world. But I don't think you necessarily have to record every dream you recall for the rest of your life.