WHAT WILLY EXPERIENCED

The first step of my research process was to try and decide what secondary sources I wanted to use. I

thought back again to who my target audience was and decided that the best method for research would

be to use people from my target audience as my interviewees. I wanted to pick a few friends that had

experienced a lucid dream before and could attempt to explain what it was like and how it impacted

them.

Willy Nicholas was my first friend to tell me about a lucid dream that he had. I will never forget when he

 ran up to me at school one day only to tell me that he had finally had a lucid dream. Nicholas explained

 how he was able to make himself fly down the hallway of school in his dream. He also described how

things were not that detailed, but he felt completely awake and in control the entire time.

Photo of Willy Nicholas, age 18, taken in Chicago, Illinois

Below are some excerpts from the interview:

Katrina: How did your interest in lucid dreaming first evolve?

Willy: It was actually a friend of mine who was first to experience a lucid dream. After he told me about

 it, I immediately began to research lucid dreaming and attempt it on my own.



Katrina: After you had dreamt lucidly, did you notice yourself thinking about it a lot during the day?
 Were you hung up on your dreams, or would you not think about it until it was time for bed?

Willy: Lucid dreaming was nothing like I expected. Although I felt in control of my dreams, there were

still limitations and that was frustrating. Dreaming was so much harder to control than the websites and

researchers made it sound. I wasn't able to make myself do everything that I would think I wanted to do.

 It just wasn't that simple, but once I was able to do something I set my mind to, the feeling was amazing.



Katrina: How did lucid dreaming effect your everyday interactions?

Willy: Lucid dreaming made me much more goal oriented. I have diagnosed ADD, but lucid dreaming

 was able to make me more confident about reaching goals. I wish that I still practiced lucid dreaming

 because I have been struggling lately with reaching what I am determined to accomplish.



Katrina: Why did you stop?

Willy: I stopped lucid dreaming because I haven't been consciously thinking about it for awhile. To be

 honest, I kind of forgot about it until you asked me about my experiences this summer. I think lucid

dreaming is awesome and now I have been re-inspired to start up again.

Sources Used:

"Attempts of Lucid Dreaming." Telephone interview. 3 Nov. 2011.