Hey all :)

Whats up :D

I basically just stumbled on this site by accident the other night and began reading about LDs. It looks really fascinating and I am desperate to have an LD of my own :p

For as long as I can remember, I have been able to tell I am dreaming about 50% of the time, so I guess this is technically a lucid dream, but I really want some level of control. I can already recall about three or four dreams per night, so I'm hoping I'm almost ready to have a fully-fledged LD.

Being the impatient type that I am, I just had to try it that night. I tried to follow the basics of inducing an LD by going to bed, closing my eyes, and imagining having full control of my dreams... and it just about worked!

For about 15 minutes or so, I had a dream about sword-fighting where I actually had limited control (whether or not I was totally asleep I am unsure of, but my mind was generating scenery without prompting), but then my head suddenly jerked and I awoke with a start. I was far to terrified to try again and just went to sleep as normal.

Yesterday, I was back on this website reading stories about LDs and different methods for inducing them. Of course, reading the articles convinced me to try again, and I attempted the same method as the previous night. This time I saw the scenery of a battlefield, and I was lying in a trench (I was still conscious at this stage). I went along with it for a while, and then I noticed that it felt like my room was spinning and my dream began to go very dark. I also found that I couldn't move my fingers very freely and panicked. I quickly sat up in my bed and ran a reality check to make sure I truly was awake. I was, but too afraid to conduct any more experiments.

So does anyone know what this jerking and loss of movement is? My first guess was sleep paralysis, but I wasn't asleep, so I assumed it couldn't be. I was also wondering what it is like in a lucid dream - can you leave any time you want?

Thanks in advance.

First off, Welcome to Dream Views.

Second, that jerking and loss of motion was SP!
You experience it before sleep. So, your body is sleeping but your mind isn't.

Third, having a lucid is wonderful. It's like going from stuffy and groggy to clear and sharp.
The feeling you get when you become lucid is the greatest. And in lucids you can do absolutely anything you can imagine. Fly, blow up stuff... the possiblities are endless.

As for leaving when you want... I suppose if you have the right amount of control anything is possible. Certain things in dreams wake people up. Like... jumping off a high building.. or dying.

Any other questions you can PM :).

Wow, sounds like a lot of fun :)

So if you have SP and you manage to endure it, are you guaranteed to have an LD, or is there a risk of simply falling asleep as usual?

And thanks for the quick reply.

Lol, no problem.

With SP your not exactly always guarenteed an LD. If you don't concentrate on keeping your mind awake you could simply just fall asleep.

The best thing to do is once you enter SP, stay clam because it can be scary sometimes. Make sure your mind is active during this part. Be thinking to yourself, "I will have a Lucid Dream." As you do this you will lull yourself into a dream and be completely aware your dreaming. No Reality Checks required.

Ello, ello. Enjoy your stay.

Hi and welcome to DreamViews :okbyenow:

That jerk that you had is known as hypnagogic jerk, which is usually caused when a person is exhausted or are uncomfortable.