Struggle with becoming lucid

Hello everyone. Recently I have had dreams where someone literally said that "I am dreaming" (me) but I still didn't realize that I was in my dream. Have you ever experienced that? It happened to me several times, but in another situation, I was just talking about LD in my dream and still can't become lucid. =( Is it normal? And how can I overcome this? thank you

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kikorangi 8

Feb 04, 2022

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Hi there, and welcome to the forum!

First things first: I'm no expert on this, so please don't take what I say here as absolute truth. I'd advise you to have a look through some of Lucid Dream Portal's videos on YouTube if you haven't already done so. I think you may find the following video especially useful -- in it, Daniel Love perfectly explains what makes a lucid dream lucid, in my opinion:

I will say that I have experienced something similar to this a few times, and my impression is that this is quite normal. It sounds like a variation of the typical "near-lucid" to me (also referenced as "proto-lucid" / "pseudo-lucid" in the video above). I have certainly heard of a lot of instances of talking about lucid dreaming in a dream yet failing to become lucid. This is why reality testing while discussing lucid dreaming with someone is so important, I think! 😂

As Love says in the video embedded above, though, I think this may signify that you're very close to having a / another lucid dream, so keep going! 😊

Marina Burdakova

Feb 05, 2022

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Thank you. I was worried because this happened to me so many times. And I have been interested in LD almost 1 year. And during this year Ive read 3-4 book about LD. Writing my dreams in my journal every morning and still so struggling to become lucid. i have calendar with all my LD dreams and I was lucid only like 9 times :/

kikorangi 8

Feb 05, 2022

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@Marina Burdakova To be honest, that doesn't sound bad at all. Nine lucid dreams in what you describe as "almost a year" sounds like a little less than one a month? That's not bad at all in less than a year of lucid dreaming practice. Daniel Love of Lucid Dream Portal tends to estimate that reaching any real regularity with regards to lucid dreaming takes at least a year of hard work -- and then there are of course all the variables. Some will find it easier, others will find it more difficult. Personally, I fall into the latter camp (at least for now!) aftfer 2.5 years of consistent practice.

I'll link a few more videos by Lucid Dream Portal below in case you haven't watched them. There are a lot more that will be helpful, though, so I'd recommend exploring that channel if you haven't already!

How Easy is Lucid Dreaming? - A Zero BS Answer for Beginners

How to Lucid Dream for Beginners (Complete Guide) [The chapters "Lucid dream myths" and "The truth about lucid dreaming" are especially relevant here, I think.]

Lucid Dreaming - The MOST Important Lesson

Lucid Dream Every Night

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