Thread: How Often To WBTB?

Originally Posted by Duck

One thing I can suggest is learning how to wake up after exact amount of sleep cycles, so you don't have to wake yourself up drastically with an alarm (during REM, that is). Mantras and relaxation before sleep may help here.

It's actually favourable to wake during REM, that groggy feeling you get when your alarm wakes you for school/work is because you've interrupted non-REM.

The other benefit of waking from REM is it should mean an automatically recalled dream because you were just in one if you know what I mean

Personally I find that daily WBTB leads to fatigue during the day.

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

It's actually favourable to wake during REM, that groggy feeling you get when your alarm wakes you for school/work is because you've interrupted non-REM.

The other benefit of waking from REM is it should mean an automatically recalled dream because you were just in one if you know what I mean

Personally I find that daily WBTB leads to fatigue during the day.

If you're interrupting REM, that would explain why you feel worn off during the day. REM is a stage of sleep when your brain is recovering itself from the day stress and fatigue. Waking up earlier and shortening your REM just to recall your dreams at expense of getting full sleep is, in my opinion, unfavorable.