I first became interested in lucid dreaming when I was only 12 or 13, but I'm 22 now and unfortunately I never got to the point where I could induce them at will, or sustain them for long when I did.

Every once in a while I'll have a "half lucid dream". I will know I'm dreaming, but my level of lucidity is not 100% since I still think like I am restricted and am totally sidetracked from any objectives I have.

My recall is also poor. I can't ever keep up with a dream journal. What will happen is I'll keep it for a few days and then forget about it. If I really feel that the dream I had was significant I will take the time to write it down and analyze it.

As for why I am so interested in lucid dreaming. I'd like to use them to fulfill fantasies that I have in the waking world that I cannot act out on and essentially just have fun. I guess that part is typical, but developing a new skills always makes me feel accomplished as well. I'm going to give the MILD method a shot tonight.