Thread: two quick questions... or three. just flew out of my head how many

alright- first question is would it help if i journaled but not every day because i can't or do not remember.


second question- how do i sleep lighter or hear mya larm because i never hear it and if i put it on vibrate under my pillow, i do not wake up. i am stilla sleep but really pissed of...

last comment: I WILL GET LUCID TONIGHT!!!

first answer.
yes yes and yes! journaling is extremely helpful. the more consistent and more often, the better. why not every day? one of the most important points about journaling is to do it even on days when you barely remember anything... you mull it over in your head for the minutes when you awake and you will remember more and more as you do this (i blur my eyes and think of feelings... some items come and build more items). i'd bet that on the days when you say "i can't or do not remember", there really can be something to remember... it just takes practice! i cannot tell you how many times things have "hit" me in the middle of the day (from a dream memory) since i have started journaling.... really, if you do it, you will NOT regret it. what good is an LD if you cannot remember it?

second answer.
make your alarm louder?

good luck!
analyst

1. Yes. You should DJ no matter what. I have gone on and off, and although it takes more work and effort, as well as snatching up to a good 15 minutes of my early morning activities, I always end up thankful that I've gotten back into it after taking a break from it. If you have trouble remembering dreams sometimes, then journaling will help you fill in those gaps, and you'll get to the point where you can only write down the important parts of a dream because there's too many dreams with too much substance to write down without getting a bad writers cramp.

2. The one thing that comes to my head is caffeine. I know of a few others, but the names escape me and they're some over the counter drugs. Perhaps you could have a good cup of green tea before bed. It will probably help you sleep lighter, which will result in more REM sleep for you, so more dreams. Also, it sounds like you might be using your phone for an alarm, because you talked about putting it under your pillow and on vibrate (two things you can't really do with an alarm clock ). I'd get an alarm clock. If you can get one that gets FM or AM radio, then go to a frequency with no station so you only hear the static (white noise), then that would be best. The white noise tends to play softer on your ears, yet is enough to wake you up. It isn't as harsh as a beeping noise, and not as distractive as people talking or music. Since it's softer, it probably won't inhibit your recall as much as an alarm would.

3. Good luck for us both!

alright thanks. actually when i first joined i atempted to journal.. but no time/willpower.

also, on a totally seperate subject, YAY i made a new ava/sig set for myself

You can always write them down later on in the day, as long as you get something written down.

If you comit to it a couple times, you'll find that it helps a lot, and get used to doing it.

ok thanks. now to actually wake up and know that im waking up because last night i did not wake up.

i cannot get a n alarm clock, as it waskes everyone in the hous up.'


btw, i did have a lucid dream, just not as much control as i would like.