Thread: Can't take a nap to attempt a lucid dream?

I have the same problem, tried WBTB, did NOT work, for me, but im a beginner but WILD is pretty hard, alot, so i say just start out with the basics.

The best time for me is in the morning right after you naturally wake up. Just try not to move much and if you WILD right you should get in a dream pretty fast. I got into one within a few seconds. Naps are hard for me as well, so this could be a better option for both of you. As a beginner myself, I know how you feel XD

Originally Posted by Taragaram

I laid there waiting to fall asleep, with the intention of a lucid dream, chanting in my head "I well preform a reality check." 40 minutes later I give up on falling asleep and get up. Why can I easily sleep at night, but I can never nap during morning?

I think a lot of people have this issue. I know for me its gotten worse as I get older. When I was in my 20s it was no problem to fall back asleep and sleep til late morning. Now if I wake later than 6am I can't fall back asleep.

I have had more luck WBTB if I start earlier, say 3am.

How long do you usually sleep? Say you sleep on average 6 hours. If you have the time you might try sleeping 4 hours, wake up for 2 and then go back to sleep. Just an idea!

Just like u can induce lucid dreaming u can induce sleep 2 naturally of course. Study the wild technique but just use it for meditation purposes. This will help u focus on your breathing and relax u down for a bit before u drift off the sleep. worked for me maybe it will for u. Namaste.

I find that my ability to nap is directly linked to how long I sleep. I naturally sleep for about 8.5 hours, sometimes 9. If I sleep for only 8 hours, I find that I'm able to nap for about 30 minutes to an hour either in the morning or later on in the day. If I sleep only 7, then I can nap for an hour and a half to two hours, etc. (A while ago, I had found a webpage that had a bunch of circle graphs on polyphasic sleep patterns, which had typical patterns: 1 chunk of ~8 hours, 1 chunk of ~7.5 hours+1 30 minute nap, 1 chunk of ~6 hours+2 30 minute naps, etc., but I am unable to locate it now. Sorry )

I CANNOT nap at all or even sleep when I'm not supposed to even if I would be tired. Quite frustrating as I really would like to achieve WILD and eventually astral projection / OBE.
In fact I would go as far to say I am not a good sleeper, I attempt WBTB literally everyday (yes I go to school) and sometime It ll take me 40 - 1hour + to fall asleep even after listening to deep delta/theta binaural beats

I can nap for hours if I've only had like 6 hours of sleep that day. But, I don't seem to recall getting any dreams from it.
Not only that but my siblings always cut short my nap with their stupid yelling/screaming/running around. Bothers the hell outta me, y'know? =P