Thread: Attemped to WBTB last night, could not fall asleep!

Reading your iPod.

That's what you did wrong.

Screens, bro. Screens.

The death of WBTBers.

Originally Posted by SinisterDezz

Reading your iPod.

That's what you did wrong.

Screens, bro. Screens.

The death of WBTBers.

One of my all-time best LDs came after watching videos and chatting with Sensei on Skype on the computer during a long WBTB where I couldn't sleep. So you never know. Find what works for you and never assume that anything won't/doesn't work.

OP: your body/mind may have already had enough sleep. Learning to fall asleep when more aware is a critical LD skill that takes a lot of practice. It takes time and trial and error to find the right WBTB balance that works for you, keep at it!

I (and Sensei) recommend performing WBTBs erring on the side of falling asleep again, because when you're sleeping you always have a shot at a DILD. But do not rule out longer WBTBs. In fact sometimes I can only fall asleep again after 1-2 hours awake. You just have to learn your own sleep patterns.

Originally Posted by FryingMan

One of my all-time best LDs came after watching videos and chatting with Sensei on Skype on the computer during a long WBTB where I couldn't sleep. So you never know. Find what works for you and never assume that anything won't/doesn't work.

OP: your body/mind may have already had enough sleep. Learning to fall asleep when more aware is a critical LD skill that takes a lot of practice. It takes time and trial and error to find the right WBTB balance that works for you, keep at it!

I (and Sensei) recommend performing WBTBs erring on the side of falling asleep again, because when you're sleeping you always have a shot at a DILD. But do not rule out longer WBTBs. In fact sometimes I can only fall asleep again after 1-2 hours awake. You just have to learn your own sleep patterns.

Agreed. One of my first high-level LDs came after waking up super early to do some last minute computer work, feeling super stressed out, and then falling back asleep after an hour and a half. So!

But many times, the screens can upset your ability to fall back asleep quickly. I totally missed that in your original post!

Originally Posted by ThreeCat

Agreed. One of my first high-level LDs came after waking up super early to do some last minute computer work, feeling super stressed out, and then falling back asleep after an hour and a half. So!

But many times, the screens can upset your ability to fall back asleep quickly. I totally missed that in your original post!

I was surprised nobody mentioned it.

And, you are completely right about last minute work. I wrote an essay that we had 2 months to write in less than 2 hours, fell asleep, and had at least 3 LDs that night.

Every single dream would be me writing my paper then realizing that I already finished it, then becoming lucid.

If anyone is interested, I got a 100% on the paper.