Thread: is this possible?

Thanks for the advice, i had finished a night shift and redreamt my journey home from work an hour later, this is the most intense dream i have experienced in 40 years and i found this site by googling 'waking from nightmares', i intend to try your suggestion if i can remember to during a dream. I am a self-diagnosed insomniac and sleep 3 hours on average, is there any correlation between insomnia and lucid experiences?

Originally Posted by Lucid1972

Thanks for the advice, i had finished a night shift and redreamt my journey home from work an hour later, this is the most intense dream i have experienced in 40 years and i found this site by googling 'waking from nightmares', i intend to try your suggestion if i can remember to during a dream. I am a self-diagnosed insomniac and sleep 3 hours on average, is there any correlation between insomnia and lucid experiences?

Hmm I'm pretty sure there must be a correlation between insomnia and lucidity. After all, most lucids occur in REM stages of sleep, and if you're an insomniac, you might not be getting as much REM because of constantly waking up in lighter stages.

This thread is a bit old, but check it out, you might find something that will help: http://www.dreamviews.com/f12/lucid-...mniacs-109927/

Thanks once again, I am also exploring whether changes in sleep patterns (I work early, afternoon and night shifts on a weekly rotation) have impact too. I never have a set bedtime as day based workers enjoy. My body clock must be totally out of sync.

Originally Posted by Lucid1972

Thanks once again, I am also exploring whether changes in sleep patterns (I work early, afternoon and night shifts on a weekly rotation) have impact too. I never have a set bedtime as day based workers enjoy. My body clock must be totally out of sync.

That most definitely messes with your sleep cycle. sometimes it can help you get lucid, most of the time it's going to drown out your dream recall. I'm sorry to hear you are on such a hectic schedule.

Most of the time you probably don't remember much of your dreams, do you?