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The most common experience for beginners is to have a dream in which they become LUCID for only a brief moment and then they awaken. So don't be surprised if your first lucid dream is rather short-lived.

A common first experience may be as SHORT AND SIMPLE as realizing you are dreaming, yelling at the top of your lungs, 'I DID IT!' and then waking up in your bed.

For some reason, excessive amount of EXCITABILITY and INTENSE EMOTIONS will often wake a beginner right from his/her lucid dream. But it is just that intensity that will result in aborting the whole lucid dream.

The first most important thing for beginners is to learn to avoid getting OVERLY EXITED.

You have to believe that with TIME and EXPERIENCE you will be able to handle more and more intensity without losing your focus or your lucidity.

In the beginning you should contain your excitement as best as you can.

It is a good idea to have a simple goal for your first lucid dream. Something as simple as looking at your hands or even calmly looking around you.

Take baby steps at first until you get the feel of it. The goal is to remain lucid in your dream for as long as you can without either waking up or slipping into a non-lucid dream, and in the beginning it is crucial to pace yourself.