Thread: Questions + Help

Are naps a good way to catch dreams too? They work out well for me (napping) - because I tend to wake up on my own, and they're the easiest to awaken slowly from - the only concern is whether or not I dream during a nap. My naps tend to last 1 hour or longer.. so will I be in a large enough REM cycle to be dreaming?

I'm also skeptical about my ability to look at something abnormal and question if i'm in a dream or not. I noticed today as I walking down this road that NOBODY is ever walking on that there was someone indeed walking. I tried my hardest to question if I was dreaming or not, and I did perform the whole hand/watch test - but in the back of my mind I KNEW it wasn't a dream... which is where I might encounter problems. The reality checks just don't work because I've never had any moment where I was wondering, "am I dreaming?"

Also - what is the point in writing down these dreams? Is it to find a cue? What happens when I know what my cue is - does my brain automatically wake myself up when I see this cue in a dream? I'm so confused about LD.

I'm sorry for all the questions, i'm just confused as to why all these processes are in place.


EDIT:

After I posted this, I went for a nap. I sat in bed repeating my mantra in my head and thinking. I turned over, and then began to do the same thing over and over. After a while my thoughts became clouded and a vision popped up.

It was someone (distinctively looked like a friend of mine) in an underground box screaming. I thought to myself, "what the heck??" and woke myself up. I think I just got a fragment of a dream?? Maybe?