Always Dreaming?

I'n not quite sure what it is, but I think I have abnormal sleeping patterns. No matter how long or frequent I sleep, I am always tired, and when I close my eyes, usually slip into a dream within 5-10 minutes, no matter what time of day it is.

I am having problems using this to my advantage though. When I shut my eyes, I can keep lucid dreaming the main focus for the whole time I am conscious, but when I slip into the dream, it disappears. These dreams are usually pretty logical (no glitches in gravity, normal behavior, etc). How can I make sure the idea of the LD transfers over to the dream, though? I try repeating "I am lucid dreaming" and keeping it in my mind, but it always finds a way to erase itself. Am I doing something wrong?

-RJ

You usually don't become lucid the first dream you have during the night or at least with my experience. Along the sleep cycle you will become more aware or it will be more apparent that one is indeed dreaming. Depending on the fact that "you're always tired" plays a part in having a successful lucid dream.

Are you getting enough exercise, nutrition etc? Try other mantras and RCs together for more effect!

That actually fits the description of narcolepsy pretty well. You might have a mild form of that. Narcolepsy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I slip into non-REM sleep onset LD's often... they are very intense. I simply visualize... but I have a secret reality anchor. I have tinnitus in both ears that is going off 24/7. I would suggest you to find a reality anchor.

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Originally Posted by faceonmars

I slip into non-REM sleep onset LD's often... they are very intense. I simply visualize... but I have a secret reality anchor. I have tinnitus in both ears that is going off 24/7. I would suggest you to find a reality anchor.

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whoa what does that mean that in your dream your ears stop ringing ? whats a reality anchor?

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Originally Posted by Frobthebuilder

That actually fits the description of narcolepsy pretty well. You might have a mild form of that. Narcolepsy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Yup, that was my guess, too... RVbfreak, you might want to read up on narcolepsy when you get a chance...not much you can do about it if you have it, but if you know what it is, you might have better luck with lucidity, and dealing with sleep in general.

I was diagnosed with narcolepsy several years ago with it gradually getting worse as I get older. Sleep paralysis, hallucinations and lucid dreaming are all part of it. During my last sleep test several years ago I could slip into REM sleep within 90 seconds. I think at times that happens within a minute now.
I recently suffered a family crisis and somehow it seems to have triggered a culmination of extremely vivid, lucid dreams crossed with sleep paralysis; I am myself part of my own dreams, but in it I am incapable of anything. I know most people have sleep paralysis while dreaming but it seems I am now aware of it.
If I were to imagine being in a coma, this is my dreaming.
-Mike

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Originally Posted by rvbfreak

I'n not quite sure what it is, but I think I have abnormal sleeping patterns. No matter how long or frequent I sleep, I am always tired, and when I close my eyes, usually slip into a dream within 5-10 minutes, no matter what time of day it is.

I am having problems using this to my advantage though. When I shut my eyes, I can keep lucid dreaming the main focus for the whole time I am conscious, but when I slip into the dream, it disappears. These dreams are usually pretty logical (no glitches in gravity, normal behavior, etc). How can I make sure the idea of the LD transfers over to the dream, though? I try repeating "I am lucid dreaming" and keeping it in my mind, but it always finds a way to erase itself. Am I doing something wrong?

-RJ

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