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I have started keeping a dream journal over this week and can remember 2-3 dreams a night (1 being very clear, 2 or 3 being a bit short in terms of memory) which has totaled to about 11 dreams. I've been having trouble trying to remember to reality check, so I'm not sure when I should start to attempt methods. I'm a little afraid to do them because I have a bit of a fear of the dark which is why I keep my TV on before I go to bed (which has an auto-sleep after 90 or so minutes). |
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Last edited by Tacoshack741; 05-14-2014 at 09:59 PM.
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I agree, that works best for me, too. Or if I accidently wake up about 3-4 hours after going to bed. I try to gain some degree of conciousness, the more the better - but only so much I can still fall back asleep! - and mantra myself into a LD. I still have little experience, but sometimes I nearly expect it to work, and thrice it did. Other times I think something like "yeah, let's give it a shot" and it did not work. When in the correct mood I almost instantly get vivid dream fragments when I close my eyes and lie down relaxed. The same as when you fall asleep in the evening with the tv still running. This seems to be my best time to try it. Two of my four LDs so far were with conciousness active almost the instant the dream started. I was awake and concious, but very tired and "dreamy". |
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So... Does having a tv on itself have any detrimental effects while using techniques? Even if it's not really being merely acknowledged? |
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When attempting WILD in the morning: for me, every bit of distraction is bad. My body has multiple ways to distract me on it's own (swallow reflex, itching, twitching...) and I think its easier for me to convince my body to sleep when it is absolutely dark and when I hear just about nothing. But I guess that differs wildly from person to person. |
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It's not a matter of how good your recall is, when to start LDing - you start right away going for LDs normally, and keeping a journal is just one among many other "techniques". Go through your journal and see, what your dreamsigns are - recurring themes. You can set the intention of recognizing them as such, best while falling asleep after going to bed. You can also do that in the day, though. Tell yourself, that when you dream of x, you make a RC, and realize, that you are dreaming. If you come across them in real life - do a RC. |
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Last edited by StephL; 05-16-2014 at 04:41 PM. Reason: can't seem to leave it be ..
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