Thread: LD's becoming harder, ND's Becoming Realistic

It is getting harder to become lucid (DILD) because my dreams are becoming much more realistic. I mean like, normally in dreams if I am injured in real life i'm completely fine in the dream. A dream I had yesterday had my broken, but usable arm in it. In the dream my friends asked if my arm was ok and I said it was fine, it was just slightly bent like it is in real life. Another thing is that I never felt real emotions, like I do feel them but not strong so kind of unrealistic. But lately I have been feeling stronger, complex, more realistic emotions like doubt, worry, jealousy and annoyance. An example for this was a dream I had about a bit over a week ago when someone I know was flirting with the girl I liked and another I didn't record here where I was rollerskating downhill a bumpy sidewalk where I did jumps and flips and felt thrill and adrenniline. Another thing is that people in my dreams are getting much more realistic emotions as well as the people I know having a near exact personality to them in real life. There are also no timeskips or gaps in my dreams anymore.

Because of my dreams getting this realistic, It is getting tonnes harder to DILD. I like the realism but it's getting harder to DILD, and I can't WILD so what do I do. I used to become lucid about, maybe 7 times a month and now I havn't at all this month.

You're mind is just simulating the experience a bit more... I've recently started to feel things in dreams a bit more as well.

My dreams are getting even more realistic as well... Makes it hard to ND about scenarios that are unique and interesting.

But, don't despair, this comes at a very nice little bonus if you can just flip the switch.

I MILD frequently. 3/4 times a month on average, with spikes high as 6/7 a month.

Having a much stronger and more realistic mind, I've found, My recall is as solid as real memory is... sometimes stronger. I can't tell you what my last conversation was, but i can tell you some of my dream conversations. Amazing huh?

Beleive me, the realistic mind is awesome. Be proud of it. Surely, visualisation and WILD are incredibly hard, but don't despair, I have one WIND up my belt so far. It's not impossible. I haven't attempted a wild in over a month...

... Hmm that's something I can do tonight.

Anyways, to the point quickly, before i ramble more.

Realistic mind makes WILD much harder...

BUT.

When lucid, it is so much more powerful and influentional (because the gap between concious and dreaming closes, easier to maintain control and influence on the dream... and it is real as day... sometimes realer.)

Imaginative mind: Easy WILD.
Realistic mind: Best control when Lucid.

Now you are a DILDer not a WILDer... so this is very good news.

All you need to do, is just put in some real hard yards with mantras, RC's and DILD.

After a while, your lucids and control will go up, and you can start to ease off of the mantras and RC if you prefer, and maintain the same rate.

Personally, to become lucid, you just gutta think about it alot and want it. It will reccur in the dreams.

Hope this was of any help to you.