Well yesterday I was doing some research here on the forum and I came across this for MILD, one of the techniques that seems more plausible to me:
[MILD FAQ - Mnemonic Induced Lucid Dream)
the part about prospective memory seems very interesting seeing that my memory is pretty good and it’s something I do most of the time. Some people write post-it notes to remind them of things, some tie strings around their fingers–I just try to remember. It’s the same as convincing my body to wake up at a certain time for some important appointment even though I also have my alarm clock ready just in case I oversleep. I tried this yesterday, telling myself to remember that I’m dreaming when I’m dreaming in my wakened state. Needless to say that didn’t work but I’m going to keep at it.
Another thing that bothered me is the past couple nights I barely remembered my dreams, just bits and pieces, and the parts I do remember I didn’t like about the dreams to begin with. This is the stress-inducing trauma I was discussing since I’ve been experimenting with lucid dreaming/dream yoga last week and why I’m wondering if it’s all worth it and just go back to letting it happen naturally. Then again I’m going through other stuff right now so that all could be tied in together.