Thread: Dreams during REM (WBTB)

I just started using the WBTB in order to help WILD (I haven't been successfull with any method yet, though). I realize when I wake up about 4.5 hours from when I initially go to bed, I don't remember any dreams. Then, when I go back to bed, I remember most of the dreams I had. I just remembered 3 of my dreams and I woke up after each one to write it down! It's an awesome feeling remembering all of these dreams, but what about the ones right when I go to bed?

You're probably sleeping too deeply to wake up within a dream. After 4.5 hours you've been through 3 REM cycles. While there is some diff in opinion, I believe you need to wake from a dream to remember it. The folks over at lucidity institue believe the same.

You're rememering dreams later for two reasons. One your REM cycles are longer. Two, you're sleeping more lightly and the number of superficial awakenings are increasing as your sleep becomes lighter.

This is all quite normal.

Yeah, when you go straight to bed you go int deep sleep, but congratulations on remembering the majority of your dreams, your obviously doing very well, hoq vivid are your dreams btw? If they are starting to get vivid i would try doing some regular RC's because they will mix and lucidity will be within your reach!

My dreams are becoming more story-like instead of just regular fragments. It's awesome, I have a few stories instead of a few random happenings. One of my goals down, now I just have to get an LD!