How many hours do you sleep and how often do you have a LD?

**moongrass** · 12-18-2010 05:22 AM

I am curious as to how much sleep is best for lucid dreaming, sometimes I think I might be sleeping too much.

I get an average of 12 hours sleep a night and get 1 or 2 LDs a week.

**Hukif** · 12-18-2010 05:49 AM

O.o thats a lot of sleep!
For me it depends on whether I have school or not, if I have school my sleep might range from 3 to 6 hours of sleep, and my LD count ranges from 1-3/day, when I'm not in school, sleep from 8-10 hours and can range from 6-12 lucids/night, depends a lot on how much I wake up during the night.

**MadMonkey** · 12-18-2010 06:41 AM

It really depends for me. If it is a school night then I get 6 to 8 hours depending on how fast I can fall asleep. On weekends and during vacatios (like the one that starts tomarow!!!) I can get like 12 hours of sleep and have many more lucids and remember many many more dreams. On the sundays I go to church though I get 8 or 9 hours which is still many times better for dreamig than 7. I will just put an average of 8 to 9.

JP · 12-18-2010 07:11 AM

I try to get at least eight hours of sleep a night, I've been averaging around nine lately. I haven't had a lucid in a couple days so I would say one-two a week.

**Puffin** · 12-18-2010 08:41 AM

Usually nine hours of sleep, sometimes more. My average is three or four lucids per week, but this week's crappy amount doesn't count because I had exams.

**moongrass** · 12-18-2010 09:11 PM

thank you guys! Does anyone know any studies or anything on "too much sleep?"

**Puffin** · 12-18-2010 10:15 PM

From what I've heard, too much sleep (the amount's different from person to person) is just as bad as not getting enough sleep. That's all I know, though.

**menelvagor** · 12-18-2010 10:48 PM

I used to sleep a lot a lot, but have found recently that the best time for me is 7.5 hrs.. wake up after 6 and do a WBTB for one more cycle, or wake up and take an hour and a half nap, best success rates with lucids so far. Sleeping longer than that I find that if I haven't had a lucid already I probably won't or if I want to improve the mood/ theme/clarity of my dreams it's usually unsuccessful after that point.. unless I utilize sleep deprivation and get 6 hrs several nights in a row and then get 9-12 then it's super dreamland.

**Ayanizz** · 12-18-2010 11:04 PM

During the week I get 6 hours a night (which is enough for me) because I have to get up early but just can't bring myself to going to bed before midnight:p During the weekends it's usually a bit more, up to 8 hours, sometimes 9... Seems to be enough time for plenty of dream activity though.