How to Wake up in Your REM Period?

**jblb2424** · 07-09-2012 09:27 PM

Hello

I am attempting the DEILD technique for the first time and i learned you must be awoken from the middle of a dream/REM period in order for it to work. My question is: How can i tell when i will be in REM sleep so i can set the timer on my phone to wake me up in the middle of it? I have a very repetitive sleep cycle of going to bed at 11:30 and waking up at 9:00, so is there a way to tell when i will be in REM sleep? Thanks!

P.S: I know that i must not move when i wake up so i will set my timer to only ring for 3 seconds

**isthisit** · 07-09-2012 10:09 PM

Normally it is best to wake around 6 hours of sleep, but it varies for everyone. Do you wake after any dreams at all?

**jblb2424** · 07-10-2012 03:40 PM

I usually do around once or twice a night... But i thought that was because it was the end of my REM period

**isthisit** · 07-10-2012 03:45 PM

It can be, but how do you know for sure? try using auto suggestion or mantras to wake up after each dream, or find out your REM cycle timing (normally after around 6 hours of sleep) and set an alarm.

**Gero** · 07-10-2012 04:03 PM

Usually when I wake up in the middle of REM I feel crappy afterward. I've read it even effects your sanity, if you interrupt your dream cycle.

**WDr** · 07-11-2012 09:17 PM

sleepyti.me bedtime calculator

use the calculator to find out when the end of your REM cycle is, then set the alarm some time before the end

**xThrillz04** · 07-11-2012 10:40 PM

wow that calculator is actually pretty helpful, im gonna use tonight when i go to sleep so i can wake up maybe 20-30 minutes before a REM cycle ends, so i can DEILD. to the OP, i suggest you use the calculator. i just did, and it helped me find out when to wake up.