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I have an interest in being able to Lucid Dream- I have a lot of trouble with it.

Not really being able to recall dreams limits my ability to record them in a dream journal. And I've tried to relax, describe intent and visualize. Nothing has been working.

What are others' experience with this- anyone have some successful techniques, or things they know blocked them that could be eliminated?

Lots of conflicting info online, so I think personal experiences would be awesome to hear.

Trying to generate images that will help alongside repeating the intent.

Thinking that a bit of self-hypnosis might be handy here.

I usually do not remember my dreams, yet as a child my dreams sometimes what I did remember seemed to be based on current affairs or dreams that came to be real minute situations. almost as if it was predetermined. yet as adult dreams seem to be foggy and never remembered. Trying to find a way to unlock that part. Trama or scares whatever happened or like peter pan as you grow old and lose your innocence than you forget about neverland.

I think that's a valid experience across the board. We tend to get cloudy as we age. But I'd like to find a way to distill at least once into clarity. Maybe a mantra, or a particular visualization.

What's funny is a lot of people recall part of their dreams yet mine seems to be clouded in a deep fog. I try to recall something yet to no avail, as like I was dead all night. but if you find away let me know so I can try to fix my fascination of dreams. for dreams are what we write and think of for our poetry and drawings an inspiration of our soul.

I'm going to work on some self hypnosis techniques. I'll post if it works. Or not lol

I've found that taking melatonin before bed can result in some pretty vivid dreams which makes it easier to remember them. I haven't noticed that it helps me become lucid but it certainly helps with dreams overall.

Just programming yourself before you drift off to sleep should eventually work. You should also try bitch slapping or shaking someone in your dreams to wake them up as these are parts of your mind. A powerful technique. LOL

The Abyss of Lucid Dreaming:

1. **Lucid dreaming is not just "controlling dreams."** It is stepping into a realm where thought shapes reality, where the mind peels away layers of illusion. But do not mistake awareness for mastery—just because you are awake in the dream does not mean the dream belongs to you.

2. **The deeper you go, the less human you become.** At first, you may manipulate the world: bending physics, summoning entities, warping time. But the more you pull at the fabric of dreaming, the more it pulls back. The dream is alive. And it is watching.

3. **There are doors that should not be opened.** Some believe they can create endless realms, safe spaces built from imagination. But walls in the dreamworld are paper-thin. Knock too hard, and something might knock back. **Some doors lead to places you cannot return from.**

4. **Not every entity you meet is a projection of your mind.** The common belief is that all dream characters are fragments of the self. This is a lie. Some things exist in the space between waking and sleep, drawn to the lucid mind like moths to flame. If one ever asks, **"Do you remember me?"** **wake up immediately.**

5. **Sleep paralysis is not a glitch—it's a doorway.** That suffocating weight, that presence at the foot of your bed? It is not a hallucination. It is the veil thinning, your body caught between states. If you are reckless in your lucid travels, do not be surprised when something follows you back.

6. **False awakenings are a trap.** Waking up inside your room, feeling relief—only to realize something is "off"—this is the dream's way of keeping you. Some never notice. Some never leave. Test reality often, but remember: **if the test fails, do not panic. Panic feeds the dream.**

7. **Time does not flow the same in the dreamworld.** Hours may pass in minutes, or a single second may stretch into eternity. Some who venture too far report entire lifetimes lived in the span of a single night. They wake up changed—detached, hollow, haunted by memories of lives that were never theirs.

8. **There is a place beyond dreams, where silence reigns.** Few reach it, fewer return. No colors, no sound, no form—just an endless void that watches. Those who have been there describe the same sensation: **it was not empty. It was waiting.**

9. **Lucid dreaming is not a playground. It is a path.** But where it leads depends on how far you are willing to go—and how much of yourself you are willing to lose.

10. **Final warning:** If you ever find yourself in a lucid dream where everyone around you suddenly stops, turns, and stares at you... **wake up. Immediately.**

**The dream is no longer yours.**