Thread: Do you lose rest when lucid?

Generally, the answer is no. Your brain goes through the same cycles and is in the same type of state regardless of whether or not you are lucid. It's only your awareness that is changed. That being said, the events of the dream itself (just as any dream, lucid or not) can sometimes affect how tired you feel in the morning. Dreams that are emotionally draining, for example, may leave you feeling tired when you wake up. Again, this is not impacted by your lucidity. Normally I wake up feeling refreshed and reinvigorated when I wake up from an exciting lucid, ready to take on the world.

EDIT: Of course, I should add that waking yourself up to perform LDing techniques such as WBTB or WILD might make you feel less rested, since you're actually interrupting your sleep. But most people feel that the results of this are well worth it!