Thread: Can I still enter REM? (awake long time)

Last night I slept from 2am to 6am (4 hours) and then I was resting/relaxed (awake) for almost 2 hours before I went up from bed.
Now time's about 11:53pm which means I've been awake 18 hours soon.

What I red about, the REM sleep occur after about 4-5 hours of sleep?
My main question is if it matters how long I've been awake for that? If I would go sleep soon (planning to go sleep in maybe 30-90 min), is it possible I'll get into REM sleep instantly? or will I sleep 4-5 hours before?

I'm thinking of trying out SSILD or any technique where I shall have had slept 4-5 hours (so it enter REM early in the sleep, and more chance for LD success?).


I also have a plan of sleep 5 hours each night from now. So if I go bed at 2am, I wake up around 7am.
Then I stay awake maybe a few hours and then trying WILD or something around the daytime.

Any feedback on the idea? I haven't really done it before. I have woken up and tried WBTB lately, but it was quite poor and I fall asleep too fast when I lay down.


[EDIT]
And, if I would enter the REM sleep very early when I go to bed soon, how will it be after I've slept about 5 hours? Will I have to sleep more to get into REM again? Maybe I shall sleep longer than 5 hours now, and next night go for 5 hours sleep, and those (3) hours I gain when having nap on daytime when attempting LD.