Need A Few Answers

**Suck4Luck** · 04-23-2012 09:56 PM

1. I lay down at ten and to put myself to sleep, i watch some youtube videos. takes around 45 mins. does this affect my ability to become lucid?

2. I would love some tips on how to fall asleep quickly without watching videos and such

3. When i do a SSILD with WBTB i watch videos (again) to fall asleep, does this affect my chances of becoming lucid?

THANKS

**Arch** · 04-23-2012 10:09 PM

1. Doubt it!
2. Listen to some relaxing music, sends me right off. Before that I used to leave the tv on and listen to it as I fall asleep.
3. if you did it for 45 mins, I'd say that's too much, I'd avoid screens all together. Get yourself some relaxing music

**Suck4Luck** · 04-23-2012 10:13 PM

any nice examples of some you like?

**DinoSawr** · 04-23-2012 10:35 PM

From my understanding of the SSILD technique, the idea is to enter this "trance" state where you fall unconscious and then catch yourself a few times. Watching videos after this will probably diminish the effect of the trance and thus the technique.

**Taffy** · 04-23-2012 11:07 PM

A lot of people say that using a computer/tablet/whatever is bad for your sleep, but I don't think it has much to do with dreams.

**faceonmars** · 04-24-2012 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by Suck4Luck

1. I lay down at ten and to put myself to sleep, i watch some youtube videos. takes around 45 mins. does this affect my ability to become lucid?
2. I would love some tips on how to fall asleep quickly without watching videos and such
3. When i do a SSILD with WBTB i watch videos (again) to fall asleep, does this affect my chances of becoming lucid?

#1 No, you might still have a lucid dream. It might, however, effect your ability to fall asleep. Light is the enemy of sleep.

#2. Visualize a relaxing scenario while progressively relaxing your muscles from toe to head.

#3. See Answer #1. Anyhoo, good luck to you!

**roman67** · 04-24-2012 06:20 AM

I don’t think that after doing all this then you can have a lucid dream.

**GibsoNorth** · 05-03-2012 03:21 AM

I thought i had sleep problems. It felt like hours before i lost consciousnesses. I read a post here somewhere that helped, about giving away your consciousness instead of letting sleep take it, and it helped. Also, i have a set playlist of music to play. Around 10 songs, and then it stops. When i wake up, I remember only hearing 2, which always surprises me. And its not relaxing music, it's Red Hot Chili Peppers

haha.