Quote Originally Posted by juroara View Post
I just have to say I dont understand why I am reading so much about lucid dreaming = lack of sleep.

Lucid dreams have nothing to do with how often you wake up in the night. A vivid non-lucid dream has just as much chance as waking you up. Also, if you are waking yourself up to jot down the lucid dream after it has happened, then I don't understand this either.

A lucid is lucid because you are aware - you are 'awake' in the dream. Sure, people can barely remember what they had for dinner yesterday, but I certainly hope you can remember what you ate just a few hours ago. Lucid dreams shouldn't be any different. You should be able to remember all of your lucid dreams in the morning. Since when you are aware, you remember. If you can't remember your lucid dreams, are you sure you were lucid?
Just because it doesn't happen to you, doesn't mean it doesn't happen to others. I sleep through the whole night most times when I don't have LDs - especially when I wasn't trying. And still remember 2-3 dreams. I do wake up after particularly emotion-provoking dreams though, like nightmares.

I believe since in LDs you are there consciously, there is more emotion involved - causing you to wake up. Why do you think people have problems staying in the dream once they realize they are dreaming? They get excited.

Anyway, I ALWAYS wake up after a lucid. Or else I don't remember them, which would be very odd since I have very good dream recall

This can get very disturbing since I often can't resist using DEILDs a few times after each lucid.

I'm not saying it is a terribly bad thing. I'd rather wake up after a LD and have the chance for reentry than to continue with sleeping till morning and not have that opportunity.