Q: What if some DC keeps bugging me, or I am called somehow to another situation?
A: If you feel urgency, it may be a serious matter; listen to what you feel, and if you feel it is important, you should definitely attend to that matter first; remember to ask a lot of questions, to be as informed on the matter as possible, so you can take the right decisions easily.

Q: My lucid dreams end up too fast, i need help!
A: The entire guide is here for that ;p but if it lasts only a few seconds, if not a single instant, it can be due to multiple causes:
- You gained awareness of the dreamstate on awakening: this is indeed possible, but you will feel it clearly, so it cannot be confused with other reasons; from this, it is very easy to chain, knowing that you are aware of the transition between sleep and wake, and you just have to stay relaxed and still to let the dream reappear around you.
- Your emotions woke you up: it can either be extreme excitement, fear of losing the dream, or desire not to stay (masked, of course): examine closely how you felt when the dream started to fade, and remember that your behavior is always the cause (of what happens in a dream) first, and the effect only secondary. You can now fight the problem face to face: there is more or less a section for each ;p

Q: Ok, but I still end up fearing to wake up! What can I do?
A: In my opinion, Drahcir's words need to be quoted on this one:
Quote Originally Posted by Drahcir
My lucid dream started becoming longer when I started worrying about the quality instead of the length.
We do find waking up from a ND before it has actually ended happens very rarely, and that because we are just going with the flow, thinking what surrounds us is reality; you can do the same in your LD though, to keep it stable: just enjoy it, and even if you know it's a dream, you can still see it as your true and only reality for the time being: what good will it be if you wake up in the middle of the night, by doubting it? What's the use for all those concerns, if you can keep a dream going for hours, every night, without even trying? ;p You have plenty hours ahead, so just enjoy the ride, and have fun

Q: Can't get to use a particular power?
A: There are a few things to learn:
- First, look up in the confidence growing section, and learn how to control imagination to spawn what you desire in your dream;
- Secondly, there could be a mental block, due to the fact you didn't visualize properly what will happen after you obtain that power: you could see that goal as a definitive and final one, thus you strive to reach it so that it will stay that way. A solution involves imagining having your power already, and thinking of what you could do with it, taking it relaxed and easy, knowing it is completely under your control, and many people have done it already with similar ease.
- Every time you fail, do it again, only this time, be relaxed, be attentive, and imagine your success.

Q: You end up losing lucidity during the dream?
A: A way to take lucidity under control is focusing on the tasks it can bring to completion: remember to do RC's often to remember yourself of the dreamstate, and think often about your goals, knowing inside that you will complete them tonight. Put some willpower in it, and get it done! ;D

Q: Think it wasn't your fault if you woke up at that point?
A: The dream may have ended by itself, check if 60 minutes or more have passed after you got asleep: if they do, the REM phase may have terminated, so you are not to blame

Q: Some final Tips to share?
A: - If you wanted your LD to be longer, you can always try chaining ; if that fails, remember to be happy and grateful about the LD still ^^ so to link LD's with happiness. Gratitude and happiness go a very long way for LD'ing, like for all the rest.

- In general, it offers a terrific help to empty the mind when going to bed, so write down any concerns to let them for the morning after; be just sure about the results, and let go of those thoughts, those will only keep you awake; calm your train of thoughts instead, and focus on your tech of choice.

- Always, always remember, that if you smile to the dream, the dream will smile back to you. Being happy and careless is important, terribly important, and is very good for your mood and health too |); the dreams cooperates with those who let things happen, instead of taking every little thing as a personal challenge and focusing with all oneself on it. That way you're only blocking yourself, be happy instead. In a dream, you wouldn't be able to walk if you think you wouldn't, and the same thing is for anything else, so just think you can, and let it be done by itself! How could you deny yourself something you believe so firmly in, that you don't even think about it when you perform it, like writing?
You make something more difficult by thinking it's a big thing; let it be the simple fact that it is instead, and go for it! And remember that enjoyment is the biggest distraction from concerns you can find on the market.

- Let the doubts drop to the ground, as the useless weights that they are, and let instead your good emotions talk, the truest part of yourself: this during dreams, like before sleeping (with techniques like Imagine the feeling and The body remembers), and like in life in general.