Lucid Napping?

**Monk** · 01-05-2007 02:05 AM

well i just went off to do some homework and dozed off for about 10 minutes or so and before i went to sleep i was thinking about a girl who i like and i dreamed about a conversation with her? i wrote down conversation with jess in journal... is that what the use of the journal is supposed to be or am i supposed to go into detail? cause all i remember is talking to her. but any feedback on whether i coulda become lucid or not would be much appreciated.

-Monk

**Jeigh** · 01-05-2007 11:52 AM

Write down any and every little detail you can remember from your dream, if that's all you can remember that's all you need to write down.

Usually my journal entries are only around 50-100 words. But I am new to this so my Dream Recall isn't that good

**sognoacolori** · 01-05-2007 12:24 PM

I have been practicing dream recall for a couple of weeks now, so i am a beginner too. When i wake up at the end of a dream, i talk into my dictaphone and try to recall EVERY detail, i mean all sensorial and emotional inputs i received during the dream (views, sounds, feelings...) My recall is usually quite messy and i fix it later when i write it down on paper.

Hope it helps.

**Monk** · 01-06-2007 12:19 AM

thatnk you for the input. my recall is getting better every night i remembered a 3 hour dream i had while trying to WILD last night and when i woke up to get some coke and go potty i remember the whole thing it took almost a whole page in journal so i think i am progressing.

**sognoacolori** · 01-06-2007 12:42 AM

By the way Monk, good luck with the girl!

**Monk** · 01-06-2007 12:51 AM

haha thanx a bunch. she broke up with her bf who she been dating for 3 years for me so i think i gots a pretty good chance. i hope.

**funkstrman** · 01-11-2007 06:28 PM

Monk, I have become lucid during a nap before. It is possible.

pj · 01-11-2007 07:10 PM

Not only is it possible - it is relatively easy. I have had some GREAT LDs during naps - most of them FAs.

**Monk** · 01-12-2007 12:10 AM

this p[leases me i dream alot when i nap.. and what is an FA?

**QwinsepiaSquared** · 01-12-2007 12:13 AM

FA stands for False Awakening. Basically, you dream that you wake up, but really....you're still dreaming. They're a great way to induce lucid dreams, especially if you get into the habit of doing a reality check every time you wake up.

About the dream journal - personally, I don't go into very much detail. I'll just write somthing like: "Me, Bob, Betty, and Joe were at school/mall building. Ate pizza & poptarts, sang stupid song, then woke up." If I experienced a funny or inspirational conversation I write that down too. If you're willing to write down every single detail at 4 AM, then by all means go for it, but you don't have to. As long as you write something down, your recall will improve.

Good luck - with the girl and the dreams!

**pyroguy305** · 01-12-2007 09:05 PM

I'm gonna start napping more on the weekends and try and remember my dreams. I hope I can start remembering more and more.

**NeAvO** · 01-14-2007 01:30 AM

As pj said it is easier, abd from my experiance they are more vivid.

**nina** · 01-14-2007 01:36 AM

I think I'm like the lucid napping queen. I used to spend at least 2 hours a day taking a nap around noonish and spending the whole thing in and out of lucids. I don't have time to do that so much anymore...but when I do take a nap...I usually still get lucid everytime.