Hi DV members!

I'm Pornocrates, a 21yo student (third year now, I'll be graduating in a month or so) living in Paris. I've been interested in LDing since August 2014 when I bumped into the subreddit /rLucidDreaming and bought ETWOLD. I read it then and have been rereading chapters since to make sure I didn't forget anything and to strengthen my practice. I read a lot on the internet (DV, reddit) and I also read Robert Waggoner's Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self.

Before knowing about LDing, I hardly remembered my dreams, apart from a few that were really vivid. In high school I slept around 6 hours a night and I would need 5 mins to fall asleep (no wonder...). In uni, I slept much more but had the same level of DR. As soon as I took up LDing as my main goal I started having vivid dreams.

I have a good DR going from 1 dream when I don't journal seriously to a max of 6-7 (lots of awakenings) with an average of 4 when I practice diligently. I used to write down each time I woke up but lately I relied a lot on my vocal recorder. It's convenient because I don't skip on recording my dreams just because I feel drowsy. However, I feel like it's himpering my DR since I don't have to focus so much on the dream I just speak quickly and I'm done. I feel that when I write (since we write slower than we think) I recall a lot more details and the recorded dreams make more sense on paper. During my first year on the lucid path I would focus a lot more on DJing and my DR in general. I think I need to work more on the basics.

I'm focusing on the MILD technique, although for the first year I didn't chose one and therefore I took a lot of time before having my first LD. I'm DJing, training my prospective memory with targets I have to notice everyday. I also like the ADA, SA approach since I've always had a strong interest in meditation (esp. zazen) and more recently mindfulness.

I'm a fairly anxious individual and I tend to put too much stress on things, that would be a good thing to know! I always try to bite more than I can chew and I lack consistency in my efforts and motivation.

In the first year I had 2-3 LDs. During my second year I had around 8. 3 in april. I feel like I had a major breakthrough because I induced 2 of them and I've had more prelucid dreams (with hints or clues). I didn't really find what worked for me and that's one of the reasons why I'm creating my workbook here.

I'm really happy to be part of this community and to be able to communicate with its members! I hope I'll be able to provide as much help as I've received just by going through posts

Thanks for giving us rookies such a good opportunity to learn to be lucid!