Thread: Minimal Sleep -> REM rebound, SP

Originally Posted by Expulsion

Your waking up before the REM period and wanting to easily fall asleep so it's a solid combination for Lucid dreams.. I've done that a few times my self..

Yeah, the lack of enough sleep from the previous night that should make it much easier to fall into the sleep paralysis state (and then into a lucid dream), as opposed to just attempting this morning by morning where you receive sufficient amounts of sleep day by day.

You are not sleep depriving yourself(everyone can function at least a day off minimal sleep), but receiving similar results with REM rebound, which is a good thing!

By the way, thanks for the title change. I could not exactly think of a good one at the time, and this one works.

alrighty. I am also gonna try this during spring break

Originally Posted by Shift

Yes, it is well known that lack of sleep can cause both REM-rebound and sleep paralysis to occur.

I fully agree with this. I sleeped deprived myself for 24hours(I only just reached that mark) and then feel asleep(at ~1 in the afternoon). When I slept at night, I woke up from a dream and recalled all perfectly

I'd just like to point out that that is NOT healthy

You do not recover all your REM time. Furthermore, REM is crucial in making solid memories that were just encoded so expect yourself to have inferior memory of anything you learned the days prior to doing this.

Once or twice during a spring break is fine though, just no overdoing it =) And no doing this during school time or any other important parts of your life. Leave at least a 1 day buffer between anything important. (on both sides)

REM rebound responsibly =)

I have some amitriptyline for my illness - I take 50mg before bed each night.

These tablets tend to stop REM from happening. So I get a huge rebound once REM does occur (usually after 7-8 hours)