[size=18]First self-induced Lucid Dream

I did it this morning. I put the clock to wake me up at 06:30 AM, I tried not to panic and let it go. As the time passed, the reality and the dream world started to mix up.

One interesting thing I did, and I think it was the key to my success was to put an extra pillow over my head, blocking my line of sight. I say that because, as long as I was getting into sleep and start feeling it, I was always making some reality checks. At some point, I felt that I could not move my arm (sleep paralisys), but I didn't freak out because I read and understand it better.

One of the checks I did was to open my eye and see if it was everything Ok in my room. And actually I saw the wall, what was impossible cause I had a pillow blocking my view. At the time I didn't notice that and thought, well, It is not working yet, I'm still awake (in fact I was sleeping).

After that I started to hear the famous buzzes. Once again, because I read things here, I didn't panic, but get excited about what was going to happen. At this point, I decided to peek under the pillow to check my room again.

Somehow I was up side down... Even so, I thought I was seeing my real room. Remembering something I read here about feeling pulled into the bed and falling, I did this moviment and start feeling I was falling. To check reality, I start claping strongly to see if I would hear it and awake. I din't hear anything.

That was the signal.

Well, after checking reality with the clapping thing and being aware I was in control, even with a dark view in front of me, I decided to stand up. So I did it. And as doing this, the logic was the pillow should fall, I started to see.

It was a small room, white walls, green windows. I rushed to explore the place excited, I was in control. Too much excited though. I examined some rooms, there was something on the floor resembling electronic boards. I started to loose control, due the excitment. I thought of the spinning technique. It was too late. I got stuck in a room, unable to spin and wake up.

Well, now I have to practice Dream Control.

Useful thoughts and techniques that helped me:

[] - Notion of buzz and body vibration;
[] - Notion of sleep paralisys;
[] - Notion of breathing difficulty;
[] - Notion of dark view after getting concious;
[] - Spinning technique;
[] - Hint on not to focus on the flashes of images that appear when you are getting into sleep;
[] - WILD technique;
[] - Reality Check technique;
[] - Reading the tutorials and testimonials and experiences.

Well, make your comments and give me some guidance on how to stay lucid for more than 30 seconds!!

Thanks for reading!!