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**Venryx** · 12-27-2012 09:33 AM

Just thought I'd introduce myself.

My name's Stephen Wicklund, I'm 16 and I'm trying to learn how to have lucid dreams more frequently. I've had about 10 in all, and so far all but one of them have been DILD's (though some of them have been very close to WILD's--where I black out, while trying to WILD, a few minutes before I actually become lucid. (I know because I look at the clock soon before and after))

I think lucid dreaming is extremely fun, and freeing. My very first lucid dream started with me opening up my window, "falling out", and then flying above my back yard.

And it feels just like we all imagine it would, except so real.

Anyway, I've been trying for a few weeks now to improve my technique. So far, by waking up for an hour or two, then going back to sleep just thinking about lucid dreaming, I have about a 33% chance of having a lucid dream. But I want to raise this, and find faster methods, because currently it takes about 3 hours of time invested for each lucid dream. (it takes about 50 mins for me to fall asleep, and I have about a 1/3 chance of success each time)

I've tried visualization and tactile methods, as well as mantra's to repeat, which haven't so far been working very well for me. The mantra let me get one WILD, (which was awesome, cause I stayed conscious as I fell asleep, and heard sounds around me and stuff), and the tactile method has gotten me into sleep paralysis with tactile sensations and visual sensations (as well as one undesirable situation where I couldn't move, with my face up against the pillow, and I couldn't control my breathing, and had "air hunger" that I couldn't get rid of that was stressing me)

So I hope that getting to read through this forum will help me find ways to become more efficient.

Also, I really want to make my dreams last longer. Right now, they tend to only last about 3 minutes, just enough for me to try a thing or two out before I wake up again. So I really, really need to find a way to stabilize my dreams better. (the rubbing hands method has saved me a couple of times, but I'm still not staying asleep long enough because I usually wake up to fast; and the spinning technique doesn't work, at least not yet--by the time I remember, by body is already too far gone for me to spin it.)

Anyhow, I'm looking forward to this, asking questions, and hopefully, eventually, becoming able to lucid dream at will!

P.S. Is this a realistic goal, or do only a few people ever get to this point?

**paigeyemps** · 12-28-2012 09:54 PM

Welcome to DV!

Seems like you got the basics down, one thing though: the sensations you feel during WILD aren't sleep paralysis

There's been a lot of misinformation about that, so I thought you should know as early as now. They're just normal things you notice while your body falls asleep.

Anyway, the goal is indeed realistic, as there really is no limit to lucid dreams. If you are dedicated and learn as much as you can, then you can do it.

Good luck!

**Venryx** · 12-28-2012 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Welcome to DV!

Seems like you got the basics down, one thing though: the sensations you feel during WILD aren't sleep paralysis

There's been a lot of misinformation about that, so I thought you should know as early as now. They're just normal things you notice while your body falls asleep.

Anyway, the goal is indeed realistic, as there really is no limit to lucid dreams. If you are dedicated and learn as much as you can, then you can do it.

Good luck!

I guess I just had sleep paralysis that one time, then, when I couldn't get enough air. I tried changing my breathing rate, but I wasn't able to! (I suppose I could have just been dreaming I was short of breath, but it lasted quite a while, so I think I actually was)

Thanks for the encouragement! There are so many things I want to try, and I'm going to need a lot of lucid time.

**Sivason** · 01-03-2013 06:33 AM

Welcome to Dream Views! This is the place to be for anyone wanting to learn how to lucid dream. The Dream Guide team is here to help you navigate the forum and answer questions. We all have 3 green stars above our avatar. Click on our user name and you can then select private message if you have a question, or you can start new threads. Don't worry about starting threads that have been started before, just try it out, if it ends up in the wrong place one of us can move it for you.

One thing you can do in a post is place a link to another thread. I have done this below. You can click on the colored words to see the new thread. Start with this extra basic one, it will help you read the acronyms in other posts, Help With Acronyms For Complete Beginners

After that one the very first thing you should do is check out basic tutorials. This one covers most of the terms you will see members using in much more depth, so start here, http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-124786/

Also be sure to check out the DVA Dream Views Acadamy, click on this link to get there, DV Academy.

Matte , our Dream Guide team leader runs a general lucid dreaming class, and you can join in contests where you gain points for dreams you have. General Lucid Dreaming (Matte87)

Gab , another Dream Guide runs a class that is very valuable to beginners on MILD/DILD, which is by far the best method to start with. DILD (Hukif and gab)

Finally as far as the DVA stuff goes, there is a class on introduction to lucid dreaming. This is a great place if you are just starting out and need a little personal help. Intro Class (OpheliaBlue, RareCola, CanisLucidus, Chimpertainment, Xanous)

I hope to save you some time by giving you a link to a thread we all put together on the topic Sleep Paralysis. There has been so much misinformation and confusion on this topic, that after a few days on the sight, you would surely run into confusing statements refering to SP. Save yourself some frustration and read this post if you want to know about SP, http://www.dreamviews.com/f79/sleep-...lained-136993/

Now, on the lighter side, you may be excited to learn to fly! Here is a thread where people explain how they went about learning to fly, http://www.dreamviews.com/f14/can-u-...u-learn-40468/

Then just for a laugh here is a thread where people list all the things they want to do in an LD. It is mostly light hearted and supposed to be funny, http://www.dreamviews.com/f11/1000-t...-dream-104556/

Have fun and good luck with your dreaming!

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