Hello..The other night i went to bed after a decently long walk. I usually get to the hypnogogic stage right away when i lay down(does anyone get there about 5 mins just laying there?). It usually starts off as a couple flashes of light and then just light that moves around freely. Then after that i felt myself becoming very aware, becoming a lot more sensitive. i think i was was going into a deep sleep stage but my mind was completely awake, i'm not sure if that was deep sleep or not because my eyes would sometimes naturally open and my mind was very alert. If that was the case how long do you wait through the deep sleep part untill you begin forming a dream? I had a dream that night but couldn't recall it very well and woke up pretty tired, maybe it's because i went to bed at 3 and woke up at 11and i don't have a very good sleep schedule.