Hello, have just joined this forum and I wanted to say hi.
I am from the UK, and I have been lurking on this forum for a few weeks now, reading various methods and ideas about Lucid Dreaming and trying various things out.
Things I have tried out so far:
1 - Looking at my hands
2 - Constantly asking “Am I dreaming?”
3 - Viewing the swirly subliminal pattern thingy, both with and without the Brainwave Generator.
4 - Doing various reality checks, like switching the light on and off and trying to put my hand through my wall.
5 - Installing a Subliminal Messages program, which I set up to display things about Lucid Dreaming subliminally to me while I am doing things on the computer.
6 - I also write down most dreams I can remember.
I have not had a lucid dream as such yet, although I know that for some people it can take a while and you just have to keep trying until it happens.
HOWEVER, I have noticed a subtle change in my awareness during some dreams, where it’s almost like I am constantly halfway there but not quite. Also, the night before last, I had a false awakening kind of thing, where I dreamt that I woke up and immediately thought to myself “I must remember what I just dreamt and write it down,” but then I drifted away again and had some another dream (something bizarre about my dad having a different hair style and wearing ripped jeans). But the fact that I had this kind of false awakening where my mind immediately thought about the subject of dreaming, I feel is a really positive sign that I am getting closer to finally becoming fully Lucid.
Also, a week or so ago, I went for a walk in the woods, and I lay down in amongst the trees for a while, thinking about lucid dreaming and stuff. I was probably led down for about 15 or 20 minutes. Nothing happened, but when I got back up and walked about, I was still in a kind of sleepy hazy state of mind, and I got a bit lost in the woods and ended up in this bit I didn’t recognise, and for about half a minute I was nearly convinced I was actually dreaming because I didn’t recognise it and I thought I knew those woods really well.
Ah well, that’s enough blabering on for now. I just wanted to finally join this place, and greet you all and tell you what stage I’m at with this whole Lucid thing.
Kind regards and happy dreaming,
Ed.