Staying up all night, does it help?

**Dojodoj** · 02-10-2013 04:50 AM

Does staying up late (like 4 am) help with lucid dreaming? Is there a way to lucid dream after staying up all night?

**lucidreamsavy** · 02-10-2013 04:59 AM

Well, if you go to sleep late, I find its easier to have a LD in the late morning, when its sunny out. That may also be because I fall back to sleep. As for the direct part of your question, Ikd. Lol.

**CharlesD** · 02-10-2013 06:57 AM

When I first read the title the smart answer I thought of was, "Of course not. You're more likely to have success if you sleep."

But seriously, I have most of my lucids in the morning right before I wake up, but I find that if I stay up really late I don't often have them, maybe because I probably don't spend as much time in REM before waking up when I stay up late. That's just my experience though.

**dutchraptor** · 02-10-2013 06:15 PM

Well you should try to keep your schedule on time, but if that means you go to bed late every day and wake up after a good 8 hours sleep you should have little difficulty lucid dreaming.

**TwoCrystalCups** · 02-10-2013 08:22 PM

It didn't work for me, i slept late last night and had a dream but it made me wake up startled and i went back to sleep, problem was i was too tired to remember. I need good full energy to remember dreams when i wake so i can stay awake enough to induce a recall and meditate enough that i can do the meditation properly without passing out while doing it.
I have my own technique and energy is key to recall for me.

**oneiroer** · 02-11-2013 05:14 AM

Sometimes it works for me. Recently I think I had a lucid dream but I was pretty tired so I couldn't remember much.

**Scionox** · 02-11-2013 09:18 AM

Sleeping less than amount of time i usually sleep often makes me fall into unconscious sleep easier during the WILD nap attempts, dunno about other methods though.

**MyCooky** · 02-11-2013 10:01 AM

What helped me was doing an afternoon nap and then going to bed at around 1 am...

**sisyphus** · 02-11-2013 12:20 PM

A few random thoughts that are related to this topic:

- temporary sleep deprivation can create a REM rebound effect, which can improve the chance of a LD
- delaying sleep usually means your sleep will last longer, perhaps 10 hours or more. LDs are more likely in later sleep cycles
- sleeping in sunlight will affect your melatonin levels and can make you more aware during REM cycles
- any unusual sleep conditions that differs from your normal routine, whether time or location, can heighten your awareness (you become instinctively more cautious because of uncertainty)

**CharlesD** · 02-12-2013 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by sisyphus

- any unusual sleep conditions that differs from your normal routine, whether time or location, can heighten your awareness (you become instinctively more cautious because of uncertainty)

I used to drive over the road. Could this explain why I would go lucid often while sleeping in the truck sleeper? The sleeper always looked the same, but the time of day I would sleep would vary as well as where I was parked. I think a part of my brain was always awake.