set a vibrating alarm, meditate, watch wierd movies, and play scary video games...

[sleepyzac]

i was having a little trouble remembering more than one or two dreams per night and then a few days ago i played a terrifying viedo game (fatal frame two), then meditated for a half hour, then watched an odd movie (pippa lee), and then went to sleep. normally i use a loud alarm but i used just the vibrate function and i woke up before it went off each time and remembered vivid dreams. this was because a) i was a little freaked out going to sleep, b) i was more aware about the times to wake (4.5, 6 and 7.5 for recall) because i knew i might not hear the alarm, c) because when you wake up to an audio alarm it's kind of jarring and makes you think "what the hell?" and so you think about something else and a vibration is much quieter so you can focus better, and d) because meditation makes you more aware in general. since that night it's been four or five per night and i never know whether i heard the vibration or not. i'd recommend putting it on a hard surface close to your head so you can hear it better. i'm also considering putting it in the pillow case or something but it's a cell phone so it seems wierd to be sleeping on something all night that emits signals... tumors...

[Cacophony]

I've often found that when I'm afraid that I won't wake up due to lack of alarm/silent alarm/something important I have to wake up for... I always wake up before or at the time I wanted to. Very cool!

[sleepyzac]

I've often found that when I'm afraid that I won't wake up due to lack of alarm/silent alarm/something important I have to wake up for... I always wake up before or at the time I wanted to. Very cool! yeah i woke up last night after the FIRST rem period which has never happened before!!!

[scottyo]

actually watching weird/"scary" movies does seem to do something. I watched 'The Ruins' (not scary or good) and it just sort of got my mind into a weird set. and i'm quite sure video games affect me if i get into them too.

[sleepyzac]

glad to hear it!

[Astralization]

Cool! This seems like a great method to wake up after REM sleep so I can record my dreams. I heard that those rigged LED lights that you attach on your forehead can help you become lucid during a dream, you can make them but it is better to buy them because of better quality. However, I see dream masks as 'training wheels' to help get you through lucid dreaming with a little bit of help but eventually you will no longer need the help of a dream mask. I heard that the NovaDreamer is really good:http://www.lucidity.com/novadreamer.html

[sleepyzac]

Cool! This seems like a great method to wake up after REM sleep so I can record my dreams. I heard that those rigged LED lights that you attach on your forehead can help you become lucid during a dream, you can make them but it is better to buy them because of better quality. However, I see dream masks as 'training wheels' to help get you through lucid dreaming with a little bit of help but eventually you will no longer need the help of a dream mask. I heard that the NovaDreamer is really good:http://www.lucidity.com/novadreamer.html i've always wanted one but they're like a thousand dollars or something.