Thread: Dream Recall and quality of sleep?

Maybe. I find I am sleepier if I wake up out of deep sleep. It depends on where you are in the sleep cycle. Lucid Dreaming doesn't take away from your sleeping though, unless you are very active in the dream and that can make you mentally tired. But now you also have something you are focusing your energy on, so that could be a factor as well. I am getting better at dream recall. I remember 4 from last night, and one was lucid that I almost forgot about.

Originally posted by NullAshton
A week or two ago, I started recalling dreams every night. Used to, it would be extremely lucky for me to remember even one dream a week. Happy! * *

However, it seems like now, I'm a lot more sleepy when I wake up than usual. I get the same amount of sleep, but I'm sleepier in the morning. But when I'm no longer sleepy later in the day, I seem more alert, focused, and with better memory in general.

Could it possibly be that my quest for dream recall has somehow changed my sleep cycle, possibly for the better?

Yes, but an hour or so after I wake up, I'm completely refreshed, more than normal. Almost as if I slept an extra 4 hours or so.