Hey...Had my first LD

[Lucidman11]

So hi, I just registered to ask a question because I had my first lucid dream in the morning. Basically, I read a lot about lucid and tried many things to achieve one and this morning at 8:30 am had my first one. The question is.... the transition to get in a lucid dream must it necesarely pass from a sleep paralysis ? What I mean is everyone has sleep paralysis, but to get in a LD must you be conscious about having one ? Because I never had any in my life and I'm sure about having one and this time I was conscious about it ! Was the consciousnous of this event in my head or was it in real life ? Does everyone pass through this to get in a lucid dream ? For me it seemed more like a dream about having one... Thanks !

[Komisoft]

I agree! what?

[Lucidman11]

sorry if it wasn't clear, maybe it's the excitement ! Basically, what I'm asking is when you get in a lucid dream, will you nececarelly experience a conscious paralysis before or you will be in a lucid dream automatically ? Is it more clear ? Because I wasn't expecting having one today and it just came alone.... and I felt like I dreamed a paralysis but there wasn't any monster or what so ever.

[eworm]

No, it's not necessary to get through the sleep paralysis consciously to have a lucid dream. Some people prefer to do so - such methods are called WILD (Wake Induced Lucid Dreams) - but there's a lot of ways to fall asleep without experiencing it and still have a lucid dream - in general they're called DILD (Dream Induced Lucid Dreams).

[Carrot]

eworm just explained it. You don't necessary have to get through sleep paralysis to experience LD, there are different varying methods to get LD and I think WILD is the only one that consists sleep paralysis. Since it's wake induced, I would think you're truly conscious throughout the whole transition from awake to sleep paralysis to finally getting a LD. If WILD is a method for you to get LD, don't be afraid of sleep paralysis and try to attempt it again. Here's one tutorial I've seen about WILD: http://www.dreamviews.com/f79/jakobs...hnique-118963/ Lastly, congrats and welcome to dream views!

[Zky]

No you don't have to pass to SP you can directly have Lucid Dreams. congoz on ur first~!

[Komisoft]

My 3 LD's were DILD's (Dream Induced Lucid Dreams) The only weird feeling I had in the 3rd was not being able to open my eyes after dream spinning.

[Lucidman11]

OK... But the weird thing about it is I wasn't expecting one.... It just happened.. I woke up at 8 and slept again and tada... I had a LD But the weird part about it is I'm not sure if I had or not a sleep paralysis ? WHen you have it, is it in your head or it's more physical ? BEcause to me it seemed more like in my head then in real life.Maybe I dreamed having sleep paralysis ? Even If I did nothing to obtain one ?

[Komisoft]

OK... But the weird thing about it is I wasn't expecting one.... It just happened.. I woke up at 8 and slept again and tada... I had a LD But the weird part about it is I'm not sure if I had or not a sleep paralysis ? WHen you have it, is it in your head or it's more physical ? BEcause to me it seemed more like in my head then in real life.Maybe I dreamed having sleep paralysis ? Even If I did nothing to obtain one ? Sleep Paralysis is in your body, it is a defense mechanism to prevent sleepwalking and acting out your dreams.

[splice]

For me SP is very real. Body and mind.

[Lucidman11]

ok so I guess I only dreamed about it... mmmh ok Thanks again