What Kills Lucid Dreaming?

[Acedreamer]

Hey everyone.. I really new to lucid dreaming and i have a few question. Will your lucid be affected when you try to swallow your saliva? I read a couple of thread before, and they told me that i should remain like a statue until i manage to reach Sleep Paralysis..which i usually did but somehow i kept getting too overwhelm by the fact that im going to be Lucid, and ruin the whole thing! I realise i can be a bitch sometimes.. Thanks

[Infraredkelp]

Just relax, you can swallow and breath normally. You don't have to be stiff like a statue. And welcome to Dreamviews! Is that a picture of you in your avatar? If so, then you're really hot

[Acedreamer]

Urm...thanks for the advice! Aww,..thank you. Yes thats me...and i think my BF will agree with you on that one..haha. Thanks.

[Amethyst Star]

My, kelp, if you aren't subtle! Welcome to DV Basically, as Kelp said, just relax. If you need to swallow, scratch an itch, or if there's something that's bugging you, just address it and continue to fall asleep. Otherwise, all you'll be doing is thinking about what's making you uncomfortable. As for what else kills lucid dreaming, stress is a big one in general. If you're really stressed out, you won't sleep very soundly and chances are your recall will go down the tube. Also, alcohol and depressants can case you to sleep more soundly and can shorten the amount of REM sleep that you get. So, if you do drink, just keep that in mind.

[Acedreamer]

Amethyst Star, THANKS for the reply...and yes i will try it tonight! I dont drink, but i do smoke...but i think that kinda help me when i tried WILD. well...what do i know? erm....i went to bed yesterday and had a dream within 90 minutes..it wasnt LD though. Is it possible that i can reach REM in this amount of time? P/s- i have a quite weird sleeping schedule, i dont sleep at night. Only in the afternoon...and my room is really dark. Is this going to effect my LD?

[LucidMike14]

like infrared kelp said, you don't have to be like a statue or anything. just let it come natural, you can swallow, but don't focus on that

[ExoByte]

Amethyst Star, THANKS for the reply...and yes i will try it tonight! I dont drink, but i do smoke...but i think that kinda help me when i tried WILD. well...what do i know? erm....i went to bed yesterday and had a dream within 90 minutes..it wasnt LD though. Is it possible that i can reach REM in this amount of time? P/s- i have a quite weird sleeping schedule, i dont sleep at night. Only in the afternoon...and my room is really dark. Is this going to effect my LD? Yup, REM occurs roughly every 90 minutes. The first REM periods are shorter, but they get longer as the night goes on. Though I do feel I should mention that we do dream outside of REM, just they usually aren't as vivid or easy to remember.