Need help determining if my planned sleep schedule will work

**Kamskun** · 08-11-2013 07:25 AM

Hi Guys,
I am currently going by the schedule of:
go to sleep at around 12: 15 AM,
be woken up by the alarm at 6:05 AM
Record any dreams I remember in my Cell phone and Try to WILD.
Finally, When I wake up for the day at around 10 AM, I record any dreams I might remember.

but the thing is, I am in need of changing this schedule due to some unavoidable personal circumstances to :
Go to sleep at around 10 PM,
Wake up at the sound of alarm at around 3-4 AM,
Go back to bed to WILD,
Finally wake up around 6-6:30 AM.

Now the question I have is just that I am actually changing my later part of my sleep (REM Sleep) from 6:30 AM - 10:00 AM to ( 4:30 AM to 6:30 or 7:00 AM)

so how much will it affect my Lucidity attemtps? I am planning to make the 10-6:30 my consistent sleep schedule but I hear that the ambient light plays a role in LDing and recall, so will my new schedule bring down my chances of LDing because my Later part of sleep is not in the dawn and early-later morning but instead 4-7 AM? or is it immaterial and only the Hours of sleep mater? also, Can I just have a dim night lamp to compensate for the Loss of ambient light?

Thank you for your assistance.

**TimeDragon97** · 08-11-2013 08:31 AM

I'm pretty sure WILD is possible at any time of day, so long as you get the amount of sleep right. Light may help/hinder, but it is by no means necessary.

**benni** · 08-11-2013 11:31 AM

I have changed my sleep schedule in similar ways a few times before and from my experience I can say that this didn't effect me at all. I guess it's only a thing of getting used to. After about 2-3 days of getting used to those new times I really felt comfortable with it.
You might also want to try and vary the time you let the alarm wake you up (It took me a while to find the best times to wake up and remember the greatest amount of dreams). On holidays I have a similar schedule to the one that you have now and when it's school I go to bed at 10 pm and usually wake up at 2am (just very briefly to record any dream I have had) and then again at 4am for about 10 minutes to attempt a WBTB. So the period from 4 am to 6:30am (that's when i get up for good) is the time that in the past I have been most likely to attain lucidity.

So for me it seems that only the actual hours of sleep matter and not the time. Also I usually prefer reasonably dark rooms to sleep in

I hope this helped a little.

**Kamskun** · 08-11-2013 12:39 PM

Wow, Thanks Benni! That cleared up some doubt for me a little, also, It seems that I can recall better when I sleep in absolute darkness as well. Also, I am planning to go Try WILD during the 4:00 AM wake up, so I was in doubt whether the absence of ambient light would affect my Recall and LD chances at all, anyways, I will be sure to post the results of this regulation as well, In my Workbook, hopefully, it won't affect it too much.

**benni** · 08-11-2013 12:56 PM

you're most welcome

Same with me. When I was younger I was really scared to sleep in a dark room, however now that I'm older it can't be dark enough hahaha. You can still try it with an ambient lieght though.
Good luck!