Thread: The "Inception" Technique - Tried and True

Tried it last night didnt have a rubber band around so I made the wrist band out of cardboard...lol well while I didnt go lucid my dreams were alot more vivid...quite interesting.

I suppose it can be concluded that many people here actually gain vivid dreams rather than lucid dreams with this method. While a small percentage don't gain either.

That's my conclusion to this method anyway.

I really thought this was a placebo but i tried it anyway with my watch and I had two of the most vivid dreams I've had in a LONG time! IT WORKS

If you have read about it being a placebo, it definitely isn't placebo. In order for the placebo effect to work, you can't know that this technique actually does nothing.

Ex. If your doctor gave you a pill filled with only sugar and said it would help with depression, then it might actually have an effect. If he convinced you enough, that is. If you knew it was only sugar, it would have no further effect on you.

Something interesting I've noticed about this - every night I've worn the bracelet with a rubber band securing it, it's tight enough to wake me up later because it's uncomfortable. Every time, without fail, I wake up about 4 hours after going to bed with it on. What I've been doing is just taking off the bracelet and going back to sleep, but I realized today when I was awake enough to think that if the bracelet increases my recall and wakes me up after 4 hours... that's a perfect recipe for a WBTB! So while the bracelet itself may not increase lucidity rate, wearing it could serve as a natural alarm clock so you don't have to set another alarm that could disturb people nearby while you WBTB (if your timing is as regular as mine has been).

Fascinating, Captain.

Originally Posted by Schmitty the Programmer

Something interesting I've noticed about this - every night I've worn the bracelet with a rubber band securing it, it's tight enough to wake me up later because it's uncomfortable. Every time, without fail, I wake up about 4 hours after going to bed with it on. What I've been doing is just taking off the bracelet and going back to sleep, but I realized today when I was awake enough to think that if the bracelet increases my recall and wakes me up after 4 hours... that's a perfect recipe for a WBTB! So while the bracelet itself may not increase lucidity rate, wearing it could serve as a natural alarm clock so you don't have to set another alarm that could disturb people nearby while you WBTB (if your timing is as regular as mine has been).

Fascinating, Captain.

drinking water so you have to pee works as a natural alarm clock too that is perfect for WBTB (or a WILD attempt, which I prefer)

oh, and I am going to experiment with this in the next few days. After having great success attaining lucidity when I first started trying about 6 months ago (4 times in my first week), I started slacking off and haven't been very dedicated. A combination of stress and just slacking has resulted in only 2 weak LD's since then (as opposed to the second LD I ever had, where it was actually a struggle to wake myself up. In these most recent ones I couldn't stay in the dream)

So I'm really going to spend a couple dedicated nights trying, which I haven't done in a while. That alone may be enough to attain a lucid dream, as most of the time when I really put my mind to it I have been successful. But at the very least this is going to help put me in the right mindset, which imo is half the battle

Hey, this works! I have tried this two times; the first time I didn't have any LDs but good recall, and the second time I had a LD after very long dry spell. - Placebo or not, it doesn't matter since this works for me.

alright..im going to try this tonight..first ive ever heard of it

ill let you guys know..i have excellent dream recall right now..so if it makes any difference I will definately be able to notice..

I'll try it too I suppose...my recall is probably a little less than average...remembering maybe a dream or two, but not it perfect detail....also just going to sleep at 5 am with no prior sleep...so if it doesn't work I'll probably have to retry :p

I don't know how to say it but this WORKS!
I tried it with a cardboard few weeks ago but had no success.
Then just this week, gave it a try again, for 4 nights in a row I wore my watch backwards, with its face just touching the bottom side of my palm.
During this period, my dreams were the most vivid and the longest Ive had since April.
I only used very little to no MILD with this technique but my recall was still amazing. I feel like Im getting an LD soon.

I have tried it for two nights now. It seems to be working very well. The first night I remember three dreams clearly and had a very short first lucid dream! The second night I didnt have a lucid but I remeber three dreams again, which is unusual for my recall.

Progress update: Lately, I've been finding that my wristband works pretty well to improve recall and vividness, but works better when it's on my right wrist (that's my dominant hand) than my left wrist. I still haven't been getting consistent lucids, though.

OH MY GOD

It seems to be working for me. I dont know why?

I tried it first time today and got lucid twice for very short

I'm gonna try agian, I hope i get lucid again

First night I had very vivid dreams. Next two nights, 0 dream recall...

Originally Posted by Emiko

Progress update: Lately, I've been finding that my wristband works pretty well to improve recall and vividness, but works better when it's on my right wrist (that's my dominant hand) than my left wrist. I still haven't been getting consistent lucids, though.

I tried many times but it didn't work. Always in my left hand. As my dominant hand is the right hand, the only thing left for me is to try that. I hope it works this time...

Totally forgot about this; will try it tonight, though.

I'll give it a go tonight, although I'm skeptic. I'll post my results tomorrow.

Originally Posted by goldenaxel321

I'll give it a go tonight, although I'm skeptic. I'll post my results tomorrow.

+1

Last night I attempted to use this method.. But I got annoyed with the feeling of it attached to my wrist, so I ended up pulling it off. xD I guess that could be an indicator as to how it may have worked if I would have left it on.
I did, however, leave it on through out a nap today. I didn't really get any unusual results from using it, so tonight I am going to adjust the band and the cardboard and see if this helps. I originally had the piece of cardboard running length wise parallel to my arm.. And that may have been my mistake. I'm going to flip it to the side tonight, so that the longer part is parallel to.. fully across the top of my wrist, for lack of a better explanation. I'm using a hairband to secure my cardboard, if anyone is interested.

I will post my results tomorrow!

Edit: I will also be moving my cardboard to my dominant hand, to see if this makes a difference!

Originally Posted by AllJuicedUp

drinking water so you have to pee works as a natural alarm clock too that is perfect for WBTB (or a WILD attempt, which I prefer)

I do that, and it works well for me!
Many suggest that Orange Juice is really good when drank before bed (and also for WBTB), seems to help the body fall asleep while helping the mind stay alert...Haven't tried this though.

Originally Posted by goldenaxel321

I'll give it a go tonight, although I'm skeptic. I'll post my results tomorrow.

Nope. Not a single change. No lucid dream, no vividness, no above average recall.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't it work for absolutely everyone if it's going into acupuncture? It seems this is, infact, a placebo, and has no real science behind it.

Oh well. Back to DILDs.

Originally Posted by goldenaxel321

Nope. Not a single change. No lucid dream, no vividness, no above average recall.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't it work for absolutely everyone if it's going into acupuncture? It seems this is, infact, a placebo, and has no real science behind it.

Oh well. Back to DILDs.

Yep.

Did it. Nothing except a red mark on my wrist that is STILL there.


Yeah I'm gonna go do some other stuff now.