r/LucidDreaming

I’ve been having way more dreams lately since I started writing them down, and they’re getting really vivid. The thing is, I still can’t lucid dream. When I’m falling asleep, I repeat a mantra in my head like “I’m gonna lucid dream tonight” over and over, but eventually my thoughts wander and I just fall fully asleep.

Do I need to use an actual lucid dreaming method? If so, what’s the best one for staying conscious while falling asleep? I’ve also been drinking, using THC pens, and occasionally taking melatonin, so I’m wondering if any of that could be affecting my ability to lucid dream.

I have completed a launch pad, free use. Enjoy!

I was anxious about sleeping through my alarm so I had a dream where I woke up and checked my phone and it said 10:30. Then I checked my messaging app and it said 6:00am. Then I checked instagram and the time changed back to 10:30. In my dream someone walked in and I asked them if it was 6 am or 10:30 am because I was seeing 2 different times on my phone. They just laughed and said idk. HOW TF DID I NOT REALIZE I WAS DREAMING 😭 before I go bed I always imagine me doing reality checks but never do them in my dream?

This is ANNOYING i can feel my physical self too when i become lucid.. and after like some time i just wake up without doing much.

Every time i have a lucid dream i start thinking about what could go wrong if i imagine the wrong thing and i accidentally do imagine the wrong thing and then some weird shadowy fuzzy tentacle thing will appear in my dream, wrap around my neck and then just start fucking the shit out of me, and then ill wake up. Doesnt even feel good its just annoying because it pops up out of nowhere in my dream and interrupts it, sometimes i actually go lucid because i recognize it and try to run but i cant so i just give up. Please help

While lucid dreaming i wanna listen to dreamcore music while exploring dreamcore to make it feel more dreamcore

has anyone ever tried lucid dreaming on a plane or during a long road trip? i feel like this could be really cool

So, i’ve been lucid dreaming ever since i accidentally had one a few months back, and i see people talking about different methods, but i’ve never really thought about what I’m doing. I have found that what works for me is i make my room completely dark, turn off all electronics and just lay on my back, eyes closed, and focus on my breathing while doing a breathing exercise 4-4-6 (4sec in through nose, 4sec hold, 6sec out through mouth). Usually my lucid dreams last about 15 minutes when accidental, but whenever i do this method, they happen to last a lot longer 30-45 minutes! Is this an actual method, placebo, or something that just happens to work for me?

I had a very strange dream last night (not unusual for me lol) where I had different 'layers' of dreams within the dream (kinda like Inception). Within one of these 'layers' I was lucid dreaming- I was aware that I was 'dreaming' and woke myself up when I wanted to, but rather than really waking up I just went back to the 'original'/first dream, in which I didn't realize I was really dreaming. Is there a name for this? Does it mean anything? Is it normal lol I woke up so confused.

For beginners who confused to figure rem period

If you wake up in the middle of the night or early morning, with or without an alarm, and you have an erection, it might be a sign that you’re waking up around REM sleep.

If it’s rock solid, I’d take that as a pretty good reason to just roll over, close your eyes, and go straight into your favorite LD method. You literally woke up in the middle of the night don’t waste the free lucid-dreaming opportunity.

Or it’s only semi-hard, things get a little more interesting. You could have just finished a REM period, or you could be getting ready to enter one. Check the time and think about how long you’ve been asleep. That can help you figure out what’s probably going on.

So you randomly wake up in the middle of the night, don’t forget to check.. happy lucid

Whats the craziest thing you did in a lucid dream?

It can be anything I just want to know about your experiences

i've always been a vivid dreamer, but i've only had a few LDs. i remember at least two dreams that i had every night, but even though i try to write down all of them, i'm not that consistent.

so a week ago i started trying to induce LDs, doing RC and MILD every day, but nothing changed except that i have more dreams than before, and now i do write all of them down. but for the last three days haven't been able to remember ANY of them. i even wake up in the middle in the night knowing i just dreamed but i can't remember what

has anyone had a similar experience? am i doing something wrong?

Because stuff in lucid dreams will happen based off your expectations, how hard would you say it is to believe something will happen?

I have been LD'ing for over 25 years and last night something happened that i have never experienced before. I was reliving a memory i have of a trip iv had to the U.S. However inside the dream i was walking around places i have never seen before, but i had memories of it. Inside the dream i had vivid memories of the place i was in, even if i have never seen or experienced anything like it. When i LD i always reflect and think about what im experiencing, however this time it was like false memories almost took over.

Have any of you had similar experiences?

Wish i could explain it in Norwegian, it was hard to put it into words in English.

I read MANY posts on how to lucid dream, and it was mostly WBTB. Which doesn't really work for me.. cause i am too awake after functioning for a while and with 5-6 hours of sleep i really don't need any more sleep until the next day. But i still move ALOT whole day so i am TIRED when it's actually time to sleep.. like mind tired too. So i can't stay conscious like the other way of lucid dreaming.But the day before yesterday i didn't sleep at all, like overtime and stuff and had to take small naps during the day so i set 2 alarms.. exactly 20 minutes apart.. my body was tired enough to go numb mode or like in deep relaxation and so did my brain.. i slept during the first 20 mins normally but when the alarm rang i woke up.. just stopped the alarm without opening my eyes or moving any other muscle.. and went to sleep AGAIN.. but this time.. i went STRAIGHT into REM sleep like VIVID dreaming.. i had a VERY long VIVID dream in those 20 minutes, it literally felt like HOURS.. i was aware of me dreaming.. but i couldn't change anything yet. I tried this again yesterday and again became aware of me dreaming though not instantly it was somewhere in the middle of the night.

I tried the popcorn method last night and it did not work unfortunately. How dare you person who recommended this