Thread: Waking Up Without An Alarm Clock?

As you are falling asleep, make sure the only thought you are thinking is "I will wake up during a dream and I will remember it." If you find your mind wandering a little bit, redirect yourself and keep that thought at the front of your mind. When you wake up, just make sure your write your dream down in your journal.

Last night I did this and recalled 3 separate dreams. I went to bed at 1:00 AM and woke up at 4:20 AM; roughly three hours later and during my second REM cycle. A REM cycle comes around every 90 minutes at first and then it starts to be more common (and longer) after 8+ hours of sleep.

Funny thing is, during one of my dreams I did a reality check in which I looked at some writing to see if I was dreaming. I remember the writing being all screwed up, but I was justifying it to myself haha. Needless to say, the RC didn't work and I continued through the dream w/o any lucidity. Too bad, but I'll keep practicing...

I finnd that getting into a proper routine really helps. You will almost always get up a few minutes before the alarm rings but not notice that you are up most of the time. Its "noticing your up" that takes practice.

Just try to routine it for a few days to a week with what time you sleep, when you get up, etc... Also as seeker said, the most important thing about LD'ing is motivation. WILL IT to happen.

You can do it!!