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Basically it's like this:I'm lucid and I have just a bit of control over my dreams the major problem is everytime I do it I keep almost waking up(usually I lose lucidity before I wake up) my dreams just get foggier and foggier and my view starts to become just a random void of blackness sometimes is there anyway to stay in lucidity with full 100 percent awareness?
The biggest factor is probably what you are doing in the dream. If you just passively stare into space, the dream or your lucidity will fade away. On the other extreme, if you jump blindly into some action or try too much control, this can also cause the dream to dissipate. So you want to strike a balance: you want to engage your thoughts and senses in the dream, but you also want to remain calm and deliberate. Here's a good recipe:
1. Plan beforehand what you want to do in your next lucid dream. Break it down into a few steps (e.g. Fly to the moon. Land on the dark side. Build a sandcastle.)
2. When you become lucid, perform a short stabilization routine.
3. Recall your plan. Take a moment to remember all the steps so you don't rush. Then begin the first one.
4. When each subtask in the plan is complete, take a moment to appreciate the environment, your senses, and how great it is to be lucid. Take a breath, recall the next step, and continue.
5. Don't be discouraged if the dream doesn't play out exactly to plan. The plan is a guide, but you should embrace all the unexpected twists that the dream world will create. So just go with it. The real benefit of planning is to activate your logical brain enough to remain lucid.
6. If you even find the dream is destabilizing, repeat your stabilization routine.
7. If the dream is surely fading, remain calm and still, to prepare for a DEILD chain.
First, Megaquake, listen to Sisyphus' excellent advice. But I had another thought:
This could be happening simply because you are LD'ing very close to the end of your sleep cycle, or conditions outside your waking-life body are implying that it's time to wake up (i.e., sunlight in the room, daytime noises in the background). This happens quite often with a lot of LD'ers, because, unfortunately, the moments just before waking seem to be very conducive to lucidity.
If this is the case, you might consider doing your WBTB a bit earlier, or making an effort to darken your room or add a bit of white noise (like a small fan)... if you're already doing these things, or if you are having this problem earlier in your sleep cycle and when it is dark, then never mind -- and listen to Sisyphus.
I was wondering why my first LD ended so abruptly. I remembered to verify I was dreaming (RC). I stabilized by touch (bed, wall, floor). I started to explore the dreamscape (empty childhood home). I was intrigued and also very present and calm. After several minutes I decided to attempt to summon a childhood friend. First directly in front of me (failed). Then behind me (failed). I remember turning around and not seeing the friend and the next thing I know I'm waking up.Quote:
Originally Posted by sisyphus
It didn't get foggy or fade and I didn't have any feeling of losing lucidity. It just ended. Poof - awake. Still, a very interesting experience.