Could this have been a lucid dream?

**LucidDreamer21** · 12-16-2009 12:45 AM

So, I am new here (and never had a LD, apart from the possibility of the one I'm talking about) and I was wondering if one of the dreams I had last night could be considered a lucid one. I'm a bit confused about that particual dream because I can only remember part of it (due to how tired I was last night). Here is what I can remember:

The first thing I remember is just standing somewhere (I can't remember where or really any of the details). For some reason I decide to do a RC. I don't know why I did it, I just did (I have been doing them frequently in RL, so I could just be doing it as a 'routine'). Anyways, I'm pretty sure I looked at my hand, if I did it seemed normal. Then, I think I asked myself 'Are you dreaming?'. After that, I plugged my nose and tried to breath through it. I can't remember if I tried the hand through the other hand trick, but I don't think I did.

After the reality check failed (breathing while plugging your nose and mouth), I think I said 'I am dreaming'. Then, I'm pretty sure I asked 'Are you dreaming?' again, before repeating 'I am dreaming'. After that, I'm not sure if I became lucid or not, but I don't think anything got more vivid (it wasn't very vivid already, if I remember correctly).

I remember that after sometime (30 seconds maybe), everything started to fade to black. I tried to calm down (not that I wasn't calm already), and try to 'stay lucid' (can't remember how I did it, but I didn't spin).

After everything faded to black I'm pretty sure I had a FA. After I 'got up', I realized that I should have spun, and said to try to remember doing it next time.

That's all I can remember.
Thanks.

**LucidityIsKey1** · 12-16-2009 01:48 AM

Yes, this was a lucid dream, since you realized that you were dreaming. You probably just had a low-level of lucidity. Congrats

**LucidDreamer21** · 12-16-2009 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by LucidityIsKey1

Yes, this was a lucid dream, since you realized that you were dreaming. You probably just had a low-level of lucidity. Congrats

Yay! Thanks. Any suggestions on how to increase the vividness of the [lucid] dream? What about meeting your 'dream guide' and asking them to help you have more frequent lucids?

**LucidityIsKey1** · 12-16-2009 01:56 AM

To increase your lucidity, try rubbing your hands or simply focusing on your surroundings. For your dream guide, I would ask a DC (dream character) that you see frequently in normal dreams to make you lucid when you are normal dreaming. Good luck