Thread: This week is gonna be the week. (1 week challenge)

Hello, my name is Spencer, I'm 16 and 2 months away from 17. I'm heavily involved with playing video games and I do so at the very least 20 hours a week. I can guarantee that 99% of that is on the PC (Steam - supersn), with the other 1% being Dungeon Raid on my iPhone when I'm in a restaurant or something. I'm also interested in writing, and I'm currently writing my first short story, basically a buddy cop adventure in space. Lastly, I just stared doing Zazen meditation this week. It's really nice, even if I have a hard time keeping my mind focused.

I've been interested in lucid dreaming for quite a while now. My best friend introduced me to the concept back when we were in 6th grade, and I was fascinated by it. He wasn't very successful, and I assume he dropped the endeavor shortly after. It's possible that he's tried again, but I haven't talked with him about LDs for a while now. Years down the line, probably in freshman year, I stumbled across the /r/LucidDreaming subreddit, and it rekindled my desire to obtain an LD. I began fervently researching LDs, what techniques there are, other's success stories, etc. The thing is, I lack discipline. I have a rather hard time following through with and finishing things, and so I never got an LD. And then I tried again. Same thing. I forgot to do regular RCs (counting fingers, finger through hand, breathing through closed nose), I didn't consistently write in my dream journal, and I gave up. This cycle of getting really excited, trying, and failing has gone through probably 5 times by now. That would make this the 6th attempt. I'm hoping that by joining Dream Views, participating in discussions, and browsing regularly, I can finally, finally get an LD.

I read about the 1 week challenge and decided to try it out. Obviously, I missed the date by about 3 days, but that's okay, since I'm not going for points or whatnot. I'm doing this so that I can fulfill my years-long goal of getting an LD. That being said, last night I felt was a very good precursor to the beginning of the challenge week. You can read the dream I had in my dream journal (I would link, but I don't have permissions). This afternoon has been pretty good for me remembering to do RCs. Unlike my previous RCs, this has the added reinforcement of asking "Am I dreaming?", something that I haven't done before. After asking the question out loud, I survey my surroundings and make sure they make sense, ask myself where I came from, and finally proceed with my aforementioned RCs. Hopefully that'll be enough safety nets should one element of the sequence fail.

Tonight I'll be trying an LD through DILD, WBTB, and MILD. I'll report back on this thread tomorrow to give you all the scoop. Thanks for reading!