Well according to my dream journal, i’ve had 15 since i started last year. the day i found out about lucid dreaming that very same night i had my first LD and a FA. i took a break for sometime because i realized i was connecting nightmares to LDs, so anytime i tried to LD it would put me into a nightmare. Now i’m starting a fresh and i’ve had 1 short LD and a FA so far (coincidence?) For now my main aim is to FLY!!
You have been connecting nightmares to lucid dreams? This sounds not good… but now your LDs are better? What do you had in the “short LD” you had so far?
yes, its like i have trained my mind into thinking that the only way i can get lucid is with something lurking behind the corner to kill me. the LD i had recently was again induced by a nightmare. I was in a dark room and as usual something scary was lurking around the bend, then i just realized i was dreaming, didnt even have to do a reality check. so i willed the lights to turn on and decided to face whatever it was and it simply ran away but when i began to stabilize my dream and increase lucidity it was like my real eyes were opening so i just opened them. little to my surprise it was a false awakening and being mad at myself for waking up i forgot to do a RC and just went along with the dream. Hopefully me standing up to whatever that was i’m now free of Nightmare Induced Lucid Dreams.
Don’t be discouraged though, a lot of lucid dreamers discover the ability because they have many nightmares as children. I’ve see many of those turn into amazing LD’ers. 
And good luck everyone! 
Keep it up, with a little perseverance you’ll get far!
Oh me too!
Ive just started trying to LD seriously again last week.
Ive only had one and it was like a year ago 
I woke up at 11:45 the day before yesterday with a big fright because I had to be at work at 09:30 
. So I didn´t had time to think about my dreams, I didn´t even write in my DJ. Now I am back on track. Yesterday all I was dreaming about was work ( sleeping should be resting, not working! ) and today I had a false memory in my dream that I had a motorbike accident and I was telling about that accident to my friend.
RC time for me and then work! Wish you success in LD! 
Hey Guys, last night i had my first Lucid dream in a long while that didnt start as a nightmare! i woke up at 5:15 and decided to do the FILD method with much success cuz after 30 seconds of doing it i did a RC and realized i was dreaming. i was in my bedroom and couldnt see anything so i began rubbing my hands together and saying “increase lucidity please.” it worked but my vision was still a mess so i began looking for a pair of glasses in my room and i actually found some, i put them on and my vision was perfect. after all of that i decided to jump through my window but did a RC just to make sure cuz its a long ways down and then i began…FLYING! i flew through my town telling everyone i know that im dreaming…it was so cool but then someone told me to wake up because i wont remember and so i went back to my room, went back to bed, woke up in another dream and just went along with it until i woke up for real. Mission Completed! i hope everyone is having as much fun as i am at LDing! Reality Check Now! 
Well done Perple. That was a pretty good First ld.
I had one like that a couple of days ago, However I couldn’t stabalize it when i got out of bed like yours it was dark and blury. I tried rubbing my hands together and Saying"increase lucidity" however I lost the dream.
Also is FILD like WILD. if so what is differnet because I might try it.
Wow cool PerPle! Hope you’ll have more soon!
To my surprise I had a DILD whilst taking a mid morning nap today! that is another first for me… 
lbsf1, FILD is a faster version of WILD in my opinion but you usually get low level LDs from trying this technique. i like it only cuz its a lot less work to do in a lot less time just move your fingers and feel yourself drifting consciously into dreamland. i’m going to try it again tonight. Good Luck everybody!
Gah I feel like my recall keeps getting worse!!
trying not to get discouraged…
Hi guys! I gave up on Lds half a year ago and now trying to get more
Im gonna be participating in this topic a bit, its nice for other people to encourage you and you helping other people.
It seems PerPle is doing really good
Keep up the good work!
As motivation ill tell you a story of my 5th Ld or close to that-
First, I drank LOTS of apple juice; does wonders. Had the MOST vivid dream ever in my life-it was dark, and I could feel my body having chills, the cold wind, the sound of it, you know, actually aware! Then I decided, “lets fly!” unfortunately, a couple of meters in the air I had to go to the washroom 
Strange thing is, I never have Lds when I was first having a normal dream then I realize im lucid. Nope. Always the dream starts lucid.
PerPle, im gonna follow your example and try FILD. It sounds like an extremely easy method to get high quality LDs, much unlike WILD which I have accomplished a few times which is frustrating and boring. Please tell me more about your experiences with FILD so we can all learn
Cia
First Proper ld last night.
I don’t remember how it started. However I think it was Wild or a false awakening. I was in my bed and did an rc. I was dreaming. It was blurry so rubbed my hands and it improved. I climbed out of my bedroom window and tried to fly by jumping off the roof by my bedroom. As i jumped I closed my eyes and thought I will fly. i didn’t I hit the ground it didn’t hurt though, so I was sure I was dreaming. I then looked up at my room and thought how will I get back in.(don’t know why I thought that) That is all I remember. That is one full ld though.
I am so happy for everybody who have achieved success in LD. I hope that you all continue practicing until you master it.
How many RC-s do you usually do per day?
To expand on Miredos question,
which RC’s do you perform?
Yay! Ld last night! It went like this-I was in my room, which had a mirror(it doesnt in rl) 
, then I looked in it and saw that I had two teeth above my normal two rows of teeth, and to that I say, “lets go the dentist” 
However, I actually realize, “hey somethings not normal”, so I do the nose RC. OMG!! I can breathe through my nose!!! Yea. Then I flew around and vaporized people
Usually whenever I see something strange-about 2-3 times per day. I always do the nose RC-its the most reliable and easy one to do imo.
I question WL very often but dont come close in my dreams 
lol its so weird.
Hey Guys! this is the tutorial on FILD if you havent seen it before and you’re interested.
https://community.ld4all.com/t/fild-tutorial/27224
When i do this technique, i usually enter into low quality LDs and have to put in the extra effort to increase lucidity but when you’re like me and really want a LD you’ll do it 
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i do RCs whenever i remember to do one (like right now). some days i do up to 100 RCs…and others i would do like 2. but i make sure i do one as soon as i wake up cuz i’ve been having alot of FA lately…My fav is the nose RC, it never fails me!
Dark_Heroes_Master, nice LD! i do wish someday i could vaporize people and ill def drink more apple juice!
lbsf1 congrats on your first proper LD! flying wasnt easy for me, i would just jump really high and floated back down. Now i realized that my technique is to move my legs while flying to stay up. try to find your technique.
Good Luck to ALL! Lastnight i actually dreamt about being on ld4all and wondering why i cant see my avatar…
yea i know-i guess you start questioning dreams after you had enough LDs or something? Lots of people say its useless trying to do RCs in RL because you wont get to it in dreams anyway. However, you sometimes get the odd dream where you do.
Tips on flying-Whenever I try to fly, I always start out on the ground, then I jump up and try to swim in the air, and after lots of tries it works and I keep on doing the butterfly stroke and I get faster and faster! To vaporize people, all I do is close my eyes and imagine they wont be there when I open them and theyre not.
Question to PerPle- You only get low quality LDs from FILD? I always though it would be like youre sleeping in your room, then you wiggle you fingers for 30 seconds, then when you stop you get up, just like when you were awake, and then have the same lvl of awareness and you can do whatever you want. Can you give us a description of what it feels like to go through FILD? If you want, I’ll tell you about WILD.
lbsf1-Congrats on your first LD 
Continue to get more!
Patches-Yea sometimes you have, “dry” periods. Dont worry, it goes away after 4-8 days, then you should be able to remember all your dreams again.