So...my dreams are boring (Lucidity Problem).

[DestFinis]

I think I have figured out why I haven't had many lucid dreams. My dreams are so normal. As if they happen in everyday life. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. So...how do I ever get the "mindset" to do a RC when I always think it's reality in my dreams?

[Abra]

Could you post a dream in detail? I don't have a very good grasp of what "normal" means. I have dreams of things I could (and usually) do in real life, but that doesn't make them perfectly normal. You've got to be creative, and really ask yourself, "How was this dream different from reality?" It could be something small. Maybe your bus made an extra stop, or a new turn. Maybe that electric sign has a glitch in it. Maybe you can't remember how you got to work today. But, maybe, you are dreaming. How do you know, unless you check?

[DestFinis]

Okay, so I've been having a dry spell (for vivid dreams and crazy dreams) for a week. My longest dream this week was on Wednesday night. "I am dreaming that I am in a play on Twilight (not surprisingly). It all starts with me walking home from school. At first, I see two guys I know walking towards my porch recruiting me to the play, then two girls I know ask me as well. They take me to the play director and assign groups for the play. I'm in a group of three people." It ends there. =[

[DestFinis]

But, maybe, you are dreaming. How do you know, unless you check? And yeah. I guess I've got to increase the habit of doing RCs.

[Abra]

Twilight. Nice. My older brother adores that series at the moment (I haven't read it yet!). Anyway, dreams can be weird in a variety of ways. Either a situation is out of place, someone's actions are out of place, or you are experiencing a deep emotion. In your case, I'd say it's the situation. Is your school really putting on a play about Twilight? I used to be in the school plays and musicals, so I'd often have dreams about play (being late, getting assigned a different part, putting on a new play, having an unplanned rehearsal or show date, not being in costume, etc. Funny, I never dream about forgetting my lines!).

[Misbijoux]

I think I have figured out why I haven't had many lucid dreams. My dreams are so normal. As if they happen in everyday life. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. So...how do I ever get the "mindset" to do a RC when I always think it's reality in my dreams? I do RCs in reality. I don't just do them when I think something is off. I'll do them often. Say I'm making dinner, I'll do an RC just because. I get my mind used to doing RCs all the time, in everyday life. That is how I condition my mind to do RCs, even when something seems normal.

[Tomothy]

When I first started trying to LD I used to draw black crosses on my hands and whenever I saw them I'd do an RC. After a while you'll start seeing the black crosses on your hand. I used to notice the crosses particularly when I was in the shower as they started to fade. After a few weeks I had a dream about scrubbing at the crosses in the shower. This might help you?

[Shift]

You could pick out a dreamsign by the most commonly boring occurrence, and do RCs whenever you are in that same circumstance in RL. Another thing you may want to try is every so often just look down at your clothing, ask yourself, "Am I dreaming? Is this clothing real? Do I own it? Did I put it on this morning? Do I remember getting dressed? Do I remember waking up?"

[DestFinis]

Since I'm too lazy to quote three posts, I'll just sum it up. Yeah, I guess I should try harder next time. And yeah, I guess my dreams depend entirely on what's happening in the real world. I've known about drawing things on your hands to increase the chance of a RC working in a dream. I should try that. EDIT: I'll let you guys know if anything new crops up in my dreams. =]