Does Music Really Help?

[FluBB]

yeah!!! the first subject in here. the truth is that i was just thinking of something really fast to ask so i could be the first topic starter in this hizzle. but really, do you think that music actually helps and stuff like that, or is it more of a placebo effect?

[Pyrox]

yeah!!! the first subject in here. the truth is that i was just thinking of something really fast to ask so i could be the first topic starter in this hizzle. but really, do you think that music actually helps and stuff like that, or is it more of a placebo effect?
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Help with relaxation, yes. Music can give you a very soothing feeling, which can make it easier to fall asleep. If your talking about helping lucid dreams, I'm not to sure. And I don't think this is a placebo effect.

Oh ya, I was the first reply to the first thread in the first Lucid Aids forum.

For Shizzle :?

[DyerMaker]

Last night I decided to clear my mind and relax while listening to a certain song right before sleep. In one of my dreams I was discussing the band with someone so it could kind of work as a dreamsign possibly.

[Gwendolyn]

I've heard others say that music can really help with LDs, but I haven't tried it. I need to, though. IF I do, I will report back with my success.

[SpaceFlower]

I think it can help attempting a wild becuase it will relax your body (with the right music anyway) while keeping you mind stimulated. I Can't really be sure though becuase my WILDing ability isn't stable enough for me to say for sure.

As far as entering a DILD I had an idea about this before:
I thought about looping a cd a couple of times before bed, and then doing reality checks constantly through a certain track (probably the most recognizable one). I figure if I can train my mind to RC at this song I would almost certainly hear it at some point in the night - hopefully right before rem. Haven't had a good chance to try it though cause by the time I can put a cd on I'm dead tired and I can't even get through it once to keep doing the RC's at the one track. hmmm, now that I think about it maybe I should just burn a cd with less tracks . .

[Neil.....]

doubt it would work for me... id proably wend up tapping to the music or soemthing lol

[DragonFly114]

I don't know much about Lucid dreaming yet (other than what I've read), but I willing to bet that listening to music while you're asleep could help. I say this because I often listen to music while I sleep. Sometimes the music I am listening to while I'm asleep enters my dreams and I am boggled by the fact that the music is coming out of nowhere. Sometimes I even stop and try to figure out where it's coming from. My guess is that something like this would be a great reminder to do a reality check while you're dreaming!

[Joker99352]

I wouldn't even consider trying it. I don't know about you, but when I sleep, I must turn into an animal...One time I fell asleep with my headphones on and when I woke up, my cd player was across the room, broken, and the cd had flown out somewhere along the way... I also somehow broke the wire leading to my alarm clock. No, I didn't pull it out the of the clock, I BROKE the wire in the MIDDLE of it. Have you even tried to pull a wire apart? It's very very difficult! One time I woke up holding my CD case too, which I didn't have when I went to sleep.

[DragonFly114]

Haha, I've also expirienced difficulties while sleeping with headphones on. Especially while sleeping on the top bunk. But it's good to play music from stereo or computer speakers. But I guess that depends on whether or not you have a room mate or someone else in your room who won't appreciate that.

[badassbob]

I use sound tracks using the wbtb method, or I can't sleep.

[zoo york is cool]

^^^^ so do i

[phoenelai]

I use my computer to trigger music, tones etc from an alarm program. This takes no effort if you're used to sleeping to music, tones or sounds, autosuggestion etc. I had 3 lucids last week from playing THETA tones. :yumdumdoodledum:

[Casualtie]

doubt it would work for me... id proably wend up tapping to the music or soemthing lol
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haha. same here. unless i didnt like the music. maybe ill play classical music