Lucid Dream frequency?? whats the deal with this?

[Frankie]

I sat down, used some graph paper and made a frequency chart, I noticed this even before I made the chart but...why did I have more Lucid Dreams when I took a break from trying to Lucid Dream??? I simply don't get this... I would love to find out the answer to this. and usually the lucid dreams would happen around 3:00..I usually get about 5 to 6 hours in bofore I go to school in the morning. I appreaciate any responses. thank you.

[Matte87]

Stress is bad for recall and lucid dreaming. If you push yourself too much, you might aswell get lucid less. Some people need a break once and a while. Without the constant pressure of "needing" a lucid, they seem to happen easier. I on the other hand, have an easier time getting lucid the harder I try, but it wasn't after a two month break that I started having them frequently. It's all individual. Keep on dreaming!

[Frankie]

Yeah thats seems to be the case, I'm Motivated to do a test on that to see if thats the case with me, I'm pretty sure it is. but it would make no sense for me to do the MILD Technique because I would be stressing myself right?

[SaucyHitman]

It depends. With MILD, as you're laying in bed, you're repeating a mantra in your head, "I'm going to remember my dreams" or "As I'm dreaming, I will become lucid." Some people say it calmly to themselves. Others, who might be the ones who REALLY want to have a lucid dream, might "yell" at themselves when they're saying it, as in, "I'mgoingtobelucid, I'mgoingtobelucid" and are stressing themselves out by trying to force it to happen. I really hope that made some sense.