Thread: Mango's Workbook

Oh, jeez. Couldn't even get to sleep last night 'cause Dad closed the window yesterday! So no attempts. Will try again tonight with a MILD for dream recall.

Edit: Done a bit of ADA today (and still doing it until I go to bed). Maybe I should count the days and do a little experimenting; see how it affects my dream awareness and recall.

Woke up many times last night (even did a WBTB but couldn't sleep for another hour). I guess the ADA is helping a bit (also went to bed early and had no bright lights. Tried meditation but it was too noisy in the house). I may not remember full, vivid dreams, but I got a couple of short ones and quite a few fragments!

Will post them all in my DJ in a couple of hours when the computer stops being crappy!

Edit: Posted! 29.3.14 - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Woke up many times last night (even did a WBTB but couldn't sleep for another hour)

You mean you couldn't fall asleep? Did you have lucidity on your mind when going back to bed? I find it useful to build a positive (but not too excited) expectation of having a lucid in times when insomnia strikes, so it's the last thing on my mind before I finally drop off to sleep.

Congrats on the improvement in recall!

Woke up many times last night to remember fragments, then went back to sleep. It was only in WBTB that I couldn't sleep again. Hehe, sorry for the confusion! I did have positive thoughts of lucid dreaming on my mind when insomnia struck again, but for about 40 minutes maybe? Afterwards, all I thought of was, "Oh, come on! I just wanna sleep already!"

Thanks!

Second day of ADA (plus RCs, of course). I didn't do a lot in the morning as I was still in bed and reading a book, but I delivered flyers today so I had lots'a time to do it then - plus it's an hour and a half of walking. Good exercise for the day! Other than ADA stuff, I've also been saying a mantra about once or twice an hour: "I have vivid, lucid dreams."

Now let's see what happens tonight!

I had good dreams last night, but they were a bit hard to remember when I woke up. The ADA is definitely doing something, though. Small, but it's still doing something. Soon I'll remember dreams without effort! Just gotta keep the awareness up.

Last couple of days my recall has been fluctuating a bit. The night before I remembered more detail, this morning it took a lot of effort to remember my dreams. It doesn't help that I don't realise I'm awake sooner, and I lose my dreams before wanting to write anything down (reeeaally annoying).

Bed time has been a bit earlier than usual, and I've still been doing ADA. Also been reminding myself to have vivid, lucid dreams (by mantra). Hmm... I'm a little worried about my recall.

No dreams recalled this morning. (Went to bed early. Still doing ADA, and some memory stuff now.) Gosh, I hope it's just a normal dry spell.

Oh, noes! Is it still too hot there? That might be contributing too.

At least you are getting a good amount of sleep. You might experiment a bit with mild pre bed snacks (maybe a banana?) or different drinks (milk, apple juice, some water) or make your own recipe. Hope this helps!

Still a bit hot, yeah. I would try experimenting with different foods, but I'm afraid to mess up my recall. Like, I just want to build it up naturally and not depend on bedtime food. You know what I mean?

I understand what you mean. The effect of these won't be as dramatic compared to taking pure supplements though. One reason for the close to bed time mini-snacking is if your dinner is somewhat early on or too light (which is great) but there may be too long time with less nutrition for the brain, which may affect recall. This is something to consider.

Anyways, it's your call and I like the idea of trying to build the awareness & recall. Let us know how that goes. I think it helps to monitor what habits one has during the day to bed time to figure out what clicks when recall is good.

I've never considered that! Hmm... guess it's time for me to start eating bananas and other dream food! Thanks.

Lil' edit: I've done lots of ADA today, and have been training my memory a bit (like asking myself what I was doing before). I've also been saying the mantra, "I remember my dreams vividly," 'cause my recall is a bit sketchy at the moment! Going to bed in just over half an hour ('bout 10pm).

Had a restless night last night; I woke up several times. I got a few dreams down (woohoo!) but man, I feel tired. I have a feeling I didn't sleep for eight hours last night. Oh well, I remembered dreams!

Edit: Done more ADA, RCing and memory exercises today. Been almost a week since I started ADA. Tonight I'm going all out: gonna say the mantra, "I have a lucid dream tonight," and I'm going to scoff peanut butter as I've heard it makes dreams really vivid (which I need because my recall has been shit as of late).

Only remembered one dream, but dang it had a lot going on! Not sure where it begins and ends. I've written down all the details. Now I'll try without peanut butter tonight and see what happens.

I haven't done ADA or RCs today; for the whole day I've been feeling like crap. I hope I'm not coming down with something. Anyway, I recalled four dreams this morning (two were fragments, one was a short FA and one was a long, vivid dream - though it took me ages to remember it). So I'm happy with what I've recalled!

Feel better soon! Very happy about the long vivid dream!

I'm feeling a bit better today; I think yesterday was just one of those 'off days'. I'll try to continue some ADA training today, and I'm also part of an experiment (http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...d-dreamer.html) so I'll do that too. Also, six dreams recorded this morning! Still not vivid and very hard to remember, but this tells me that my recall is finally getting somewhere.

Ah, good. And 6 dreams? That is awesome!

One long, vivid dream recorded this morning (and like all my dreams lately, I've had to lie in bed for 10 minutes to remember it). I went to bed late and it was hot again last night, not to mention I got woken up by a cat fight at about 2am! Today I'm doing more ADA/RCs, and I'm doing exercise two of OPEN BETA - when I get around to reading it.

Remembered one dream and one fragment.

For some reason it's getting harder and harder to do ADA. I didn't do any at all today so I'll do some tomorrow. Did a few RCs today so that's good. I'm going to do SSILD tonight in WBTB just for the heck of it (if I can wake myself up, as step-mum has caught onto me using my phone alarm - she won't let me use it now! I guess lots of water will be needed tonight). SSILD gave me my last lucid months ago - a very memorable one too - so can't hurt to try, right?

Stayed up late last night, stressed over a couple of things and didn't end up doing any techniques. Remembered two dreams though. Man, I really want to start using my alarm on my phone again, but even on the quietest setting my step-sister would hear it from her room. Yeesh...

I guess she's not into lding then. With her super sensitive wakefulness, it could do her good.

Happy about the recall.

No dreams recalled today. I hate it when my recall does this, and it does this a lot. I'm trying to think positively about my recall but it's hard to. Ugh, why does recall have to fluctuate? It's really annoying.

Feeling more motivated and have done SAT and a lot of RCs today. I only remembered two very short dreams (took a lot of effort) but I managed to keep a positive mindset about it all day. I'll eat a banana before going to bed and will say the mantra, "I remember my dreams." I'm also gonna risk my step-sister hearing my alarm and just set it.

Just wondering if I should move to the DILD class... been thinking about it all day haha.