Thread: Third time DREAMING of lucid dreaming..?

I keep dreaming of lucid dreaming, and somehow me dreaming of lucid dreaming isn't enough to make me aware enough to know I'm dreaming?Also Every time I dream of lucid dreaming, I will suddenly awake like the dream is over? I can't really remember my dream last night, but I think I figured out I was dreaming for a few seconds. Also this happened when I tried the WBTB technique with the MILD technique...any suggestions to be more aware??

Can you explain what you mean by "dreaming of lucid dreaming" a little more? Are you watching yourself experiencing a Lucid Dream from a third-person perspective? Or are you first person? If you're first person, then I would suggest that you try some reality checks. I know that sometimes reality checks wont always work, and so I've got a number that I run through. Perhaps dreaming about lucid dreaming just isn't the right kind of check you need to actually become lucid. Am I right in saying that your dreams aren't actually Lucid?

Originally Posted by ASmitt

Can you explain what you mean by "dreaming of lucid dreaming" a little more? Are you watching yourself experiencing a Lucid Dream from a third-person perspective? Or are you first person? If you're first person, then I would suggest that you try some reality checks. I know that sometimes reality checks wont always work, and so I've got a number that I run through. Perhaps dreaming about lucid dreaming just isn't the right kind of check you need to actually become lucid. Am I right in saying that your dreams aren't actually Lucid?

2 First person
1 3rd person

How am I supposed to do a reality Check if I can't control anything!?
Maybe I am aware that I'm dreaming, but my mind just dosen't care and won't let me do anything lol.

Originally Posted by Hailord65

How am I supposed to do a reality Check if I can't control anything!?.

If you make it a habit during the day, then that same habit will carry over while your asleep. For instance, my reality check is the mirror. During the day whenever I'm in the washroom, I'll check my reflection, look away, then look back to make sure its the same and is nice and clear. I've done it so much during the day that I start dreaming of scenes with mirrors and I'll automatically do my reality checks. Whenever I do, I become Lucid. It may not happen often, but whenever a mirror is present, it works.

Edit: As I wrote this, MindGames beat me to posting a reply
And MindGames makes a good point I didn't mention. Even when you're Lucid you need to remember to do reality checks. False awakenings can suck...

The main thing you need to do is remember to do reality checks when you become lucid inside of a dream. Try imagining yourself realizing you're dreaming, and then remembering to perform a few reality checks to verify that you are dreaming. Do that a few times before you go to bed until you remember to do it in your dreams. Reality checks tend to increase your awareness when you do them while dreaming.

Man, I hate that. I hate it so much. It's happened to me before and I wake up and start cussing. Seriously.