How do you control your dreams?

I have had a few LD’s (all WILDS) now and despite my ability to come completely aware in my dream I still feel like im “going with the flow of the dream,” and I can’t control my dreams. For example: I Wild into my dream and find myself lying on my bed and im pretty sure im dreaming i do the nose pinch RC and its official :smile: im dreaming. I get up and open the door then close it again i say im in a dream i have control and when i open it again there will be a beautiful lady standing there. no luck. i go downstairs to the yard and try to fly. I cant I try running and jumping. I try to grow wings. I give up and try to materialize things. cant. i go to town and theres a panther terrorizing people it sees me and runs away. i try to turn into a panther and chase it and i cant. i just try to chase it and catch it but i cant make myself run fast enough. I tried spinning and changing my environment and all i did was get dizzy and fall down and hit my head… anyways ive talked for too long you get the idea. I was just wondering any tips on how to actually control these dreams.
btw srry to put a negative spin on LD’s, I LOVE them
anyways thanks for the advice :grin:

It’s just that you’re not sure how to do it and you don’t believe it will work. The trick is to stop trying too hard. Try to get into a state of “do or do not, there is no try”. That is ofcourse easier said than done but when you ‘just do it’ you’ll see how easy it is.
In the dream you posted you were kind of eager to try different things to see if they work and it seems you didn’t spend so much time with each thing. A little attempt here and there. Decide beforehand what you wish to do the most that you think you can do and next LD devote it to accomplish that. If not right away soon you’ll get the hang of it.