Quote Originally Posted by kcat220 View Post
I'm really not much of a videogame player, no.
Thanks for your help on WBTB.
I looked through my journal and noticed water. Like, my house was flooded. And I went to swim practice a lot. Also, my friend had a pool at her house. Could that be a recurring theme? Because I spend a lot of time around water in real life, so it wouldn't be a very good indicator of dreaming.
It is. Resolve to do a reality check everytime you see water. You can make a list of whatever else you see is a dream link and do likewise. Whenever I do a RC I do the following: Hold my nose to see if I can breath through it, read something, look away and read it again, jump to see if I stay in the air any longer than usual, and critically ask if I know where I am and if this is exactly like the reality as I know it.

As for the specific lucid dreaming techniques. Give it some time. Lucid dreaming is a "skill" for us non-naturals, and it must be taken one step at a time. It may take many attempts, but you'll get it.