Lucid Dream Technique Analysis

After reading and carefully considering which lucid dream technique to try in order to complete this assignment, I ultimately chose to work with the Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreaming or MILD created by Stephen LaBerge. In order to fully complete this lucid dream technique, I started on Monday, November 21st knowing I did not have to wake up early to go to school or get up and go to work. This gave me the ability to sleep in and focus on the technique without having to worry about whether or not I needed to be awake at a certain time and possibly forget what I was dreaming about. Before going to bed Monday night, I placed my dream journal and a pen right beside me on my nightstand that way I was ready and able to jot down notes from my dream when I woke up in the morning. When I woke up the next morning, I immediately wrote down in my dream journal what occurred in my dream. This included the face of my grandma, where we were at, what we were both wearing, and even what we were doing in the dream. In my dream, my grandma and I were sitting in her living room watching The Price is Right while eating our cottage cheese with pineapples. Throughout the rest of the day, I would replay those minor details over and over and then relate back to Stephen …show more content…
I had woken up periodically throughout the night tossing and turning and each time I woke up, I did not remember any of my dreams, especially the one of my grandma and me. I believe waking up periodically through the entire night affected my ability to remember what I was dreaming about. However, when I did wake up once, I walked downstairs and got a glass of water and then came back up and fell right back to sleep. I knew before falling asleep I wanted to dream of my grandma and I again watching the game shows, but this time I would get up from my seat and give her a hug and a kiss on the cheek, something I have not been able to do since she