Poll: Can you Lucid Dream?

Ichinaru19

So can any of you Lucid Dream? If so how long did it take you to Lucid Dream and how did you accomplish it?

Alejandrо

Tried it once, flopped into numbness.

Sloth

I've only had one lucid dream before and that was about a month ago when I took a nap.

Stephen

I have had two, and they were both during naps.

Scene.

I wouldn't recommend lucid dreaming... that's when you're most susceptible to some scary ass paranormal ****ery.

pika

I can't do it by command, but I have lucid dreamed before.

Beethoven

I do it like 4 times a week and hate it!

I'm JAVIng Fun

nope, I just experience the paralysis

MikeFenty

It happened naturally

I do from time to time

Stego

It's happened only once in my life, and it wasn't exactly planned... I still remember it

collin

I'd try sometime, but I never have.

NotTonightTho

I was really into this **** for a while, I researched it and found all the different methods for becoming successful. One of them is called WILD - Wake-Induced Lucid Dream - An advanced technique in which you maintain consciousness while your body falls asleep. Not for the squeamish. You basically have to stay awake apart from your body. The first time I tried it I got sleep paralysis and couldn't ****ing move.

When you get sleep paralysis you are likely to have hallucinations. I saw the Grudge at the foot of my bed. I will never try that **** again

Tylerbv

I've tried but I can't do it

Fernando.

NO
I tried so many times. I'm such a failure

Ichinaru19

at you guys having sleep paralysis and hallucinations

Mhs90

The trick is to completely immobilize your body before you sleep. Don't move an inch even if you're wide awake and stay like that until you fall asleep.

I read that somewhere. It works sometimes but most of the time it works unintentionally.

Sloth

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Originally posted by Beethoven

I do it like 4 times a week and hate it!

Whaa? It's amazing, you can do anything you want.

Ichinaru19

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Originally posted by Mhs90

The trick is to completely immobilize your body before you sleep. Don't move an inch even if you're wide awake and stay like that until you fall asleep.

I read that somewhere. It works sometimes but most of the time it works unintentionally.

oh ill try that

. any other tricks?

NotTonightTho

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Originally posted by Ichinaru19

oh ill try that

. any other tricks?

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WILD, without a shadow of a doubt, is one of the better and most powerful lucid dream induction methods. WILD is basically carrying your awareness from wake state to the dream state. Needless to say it's a difficult task, and beginners have several problems inducing a lucid dream using WILD. Here in this post, I'll describe some tricks, tips and adjustments for a successful WILD.
Note: This is not a WILD tutorial, it is a collection of tricks, tips and adjustments based on my previous experiments and experiences with lucid dreaming and WILD.

1: WILD + WBTB = WIN
Most of beginners try to induce a lucid dream using WILD method when going to bed, most probably you'll never have a lucid dream this way, because dreams are generally formed during the REM phase of sleep (picture[1] ), which occurs after 45-180 minutes of sleep. So trying to induce a lucid dream using WILD when going to sleep like is waiting for a bus at the bus stop an hour before the bus arrives. Chances are you'll fall asleep at the bus stop. The proper way of performing WILD is:
Set your alarm clock to wake you up after approximately 5 hours of sleep.
Get up, don't turn on computer or TV (to maintain a good level of melatonin). Read a book, or your dream journal.
After 45-60 minutes, return to your bed. The most vivid dreams will be ready for you.

2: Relaxation
Relaxation is very important in WILD. If you're not properly relaxed, your body will take additional time to fall asleep. Some good relaxation techniques are:
Do stretch exercises during day time.
(when in bed) Imagine yourself floating in zero gravity vacuum.
Imagine yourself moving at the speed of light.
Focus on the part of the body your want to relax, and imagine it releasing it's weight.
Use of relaxation music for stimulating your muscles and brain. Classical, piano, flute, violin and cello recommended.

3: The Hypnagogia
After a few minutes of relaxation, you have to concentrate on your breathing or heartbeat. Within minutes you'll start seeing random patterns of light in the dark of your eyelids, known as hypnagogic imagery. You may also hear sounds, and feel sensations all over you body. It's completely normal, if you panic, chances are you'll wake your physical body and you'll need to start over.
I don't see any hypnagogic imagery, what am I doing wrong?
There are three possible reasons for not seeing hypnagogic imagery: A: Your brain is still not in the REM or pre-REM (NREM 3-2) phase. That means you ignored my first tip. B: Your body is still awake, that means you ignored my second tip. C: You're too alert (or excited) to induce the REM phase and/or deceive your brain to make your body fall asleep.

4: Natural Reflexes
Natural spasms, jerks and reflexes don't usually mess with the WILD. However if you're about to enter the REM, and suddenly you start breathing heavy (because of the excitement or panic), you'll most probably ruin your attempt at WILD. The most challenging reflex for me was the "saliva swallowing reflex". Hundreds of times I was about to enter the final REM, but then I swallowed and returned to the NREM phase. Later I started sleeping on my shoulder instead of back, this pretty much helped the saliva make its way down naturally. The key is not to fight the reflex, but to let it pass. With time and regular practice, you'll gain control over your reflexes too.

5: Stay Awake
If you fall asleep every time performing WILD, try the following methods descried below:
Keep your forearm raised perpendicular to the bed, and the body.
Change your default sleeping position.
Try sleeping on a couch, or on a different bed.

6: Entering The Dream
If you performed all the steps correctly and maintained your awareness to the REM phase, you'll start seeing more complex hypnagogic imagery (usually 3D). Once you start seeing it, do not try to interact with it for a while. After a few minutes, when the imagery gets more stable and clear, imagine yourself (from a first person view) in there, and .. you're there!

7: Sleep Paralysis
If you get caught in a sleep paralysis before/during/after performing WILD, all you have to do is stay calm and concentrate on your breathing. You would not be able to move any part of your body, except eyes (in most cases, a number of muscles can be moved). If you try to move you body, and break the sleep paralysis, you would unintentionally activate the part of your brain responsible for hallucinations. It could be anything, from gorgeous ponies eating your bed sheet, to your brain trolling you hard by making a 3D thriller right there in your bedroom. If you simply concentrate on your breathing, instead of thinking hard about all the horror movies you've seen in past, most likely you won't hallucinate.
The key is to stay calm, and let your brain know, who is the boss!

8: Stabilization
Wouldn't it be frustrating if your lucidity lasted only a minute or two, after almost half an hour of successful WILD induction? You bet. Check out my previous post[2] for dream stabilization.

9: Ending A Dream
It is highly recommended to wake up after 30-40 minutes of dreaming. However if you continue, most probably you'll forget 80% of your dream when you wake up. After waking up, do not go back to sleep for at least 2 hours. If you do, all you would remember is a faint memory of a successful WILD induction.
If WILD didn't work for you, don't lose your hope on lucid dreaming. There are many other methods of lucid dreaming, as powerful as WILD, VILD, is one of them. Check out my previous post on VILD here[3] .
Glad to help. Thanks.

This is what I used. Say hi to the boogeyman for me

satellites.™

Ive done it and it is SO amazing I swear, especially when you KNOW youre dreaming but can still feel the things as if they're real.

The scary ones however SUCK.