My first step to control, uncertainty -

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@SamChi

Sorry for the extremely late reply, I’ve had to drop the LD attempts for the few days due to traveling around alot and the need for just normal sleep.

Anyway, thankyou for all the replies to this topic. I’ve learned alot and will continue to practice these methods from here on out. It’s been only a week and a bit and already my dream recall has improved, my attempts at WILD have not yet succeeded but do reach high points and over-all I’m finding it an extremely exciting process.

If I have anymore questions I’ll avoid cluttering up forums with tons of topics and revert to reading others or asking more here.

first of all, youre very welcome.

you should “clutter up the forums” as if you will ask more questions here, people might not see them as the topic title is supposed to be the subject.
reading others before posting is a good idea.
Nonetheless, if you dont find a useful topic for your needs, dont hesitate to open a new one.

Im happy to hear you are progressing and enjoying the process. Im sure you will your way pretty soon to achieving LDs.
Cheers

[gregorahh]

So the other night i was at my friend kaitlyns house ( the first house that i ever had a successful LD in, i might add) and i had just been awoken by some friends outside. It was about 1 am. I went outside and hung out with my friends for about an hour or so and then went back inside. I was completely exhausted and wanted to go to sleep but i decided what i wanted more was to LD. So i went and laid down on the couch and started doing the normal WILD techniques until i started to hallucinate that i was hearing voices. I do this a lot when i try to WILD, so i figured i was almost there. I started trying to see pictures but it didn’t work. I realized that when i waited back and tried not to think about anything but staying calm and conscious i could start to see things. All of the sudden i was seeing this person in front of me wearing odd striped clothing almost like he was a baseball player or something but im not sure. He had his arms outstretched to me like he was welcoming me and i felt very safe and secure and even a bit successful because i was still conscious. I was moving near him until it felt so real, just like anyone else who was trying to hug you but right before i touched him my dang phone rang and i woke up. I was so mad b/c i was so close and i know it would have worked but even though i didnt get to the dream it was still sort of a success b/c now i know that i can do it. It was a huge confidence boost and now i know what it is going to take to master it. I can’t wait to try it tonight!

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congratulations
Im happy to hear youve went through such a positive experience
I wish success and many Lucid dreams.
Cheers

[H2B]

Hey there,

I’ve read through the topic and I rather have the problem that I keep telling myself “I am not doing it right” or “Here I go again… Lying there for another hour” that I get so frustrated at some stage that I just give up… Are there any excercises to actually keep my mind from pondering??

[gregorahh]

It really is true that it helps to be physically exhausted when you try to WILD b/c last night i had had 2 cups of coffee and tried to do it and i just couldn’t get comfortable enough to stay focused. but there will be other nights i suppose

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H2b, its all a matter of concentration, which will come with practice…
Meditating is very useful for many reasons including this one.
Cheers