Changing where you are sleeping is something that usually makes you sleep lighter and be more aware in dreams (I have found). Normally sleeping in a different room might not be enough, but a hotel or a grandparents house will make it this way. |
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Alright, so I recently arrived at my grandparents house as part of summer vacation (the last major event of my summer before I start my senior year of high school ). Anyway, my brother and I, due to the amount of people in the house, are sleeping on an air mattress. For the few days we have spent here so far, I have had two lucid dreaming related experiences. These have raised a question in my mind, thus this thread. Not to mention I really like posting my experiences on this site. |
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"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."
-Eames
Changing where you are sleeping is something that usually makes you sleep lighter and be more aware in dreams (I have found). Normally sleeping in a different room might not be enough, but a hotel or a grandparents house will make it this way. |
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Lighter sleep actually makes a lot of sense! Also, good to see that someone else has noticed this and that I'm not crazy. Thanks a ton! |
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"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."
-Eames
I had my first long and vivid LD when I sleeped in the tanning room of our house. |
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Last edited by LDman; 08-21-2014 at 08:55 PM.
If you read this do a reality check, you will thank me later...
I just got back from a short holiday as well, I was in a caravan and my sleep was veryyyy light. It felt like I was waking up every 30 mins having a new dream. I was loving it. My brother said the same was happening to him as well. I had crazy dreams all week and it felt like my nights sleep was lasting forever, it was pretty awesome. My brother even said 'When we get back I'm going to start lucid dreaming again!' |
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I have had very similar experiences, sleeping outside of my own home has allowed for LD experiences, especially first night. As mentioned above, I think (and have read elsewhere) that it is possible you are sleeping lighter. Evolutionarily, your body knows you are not in your typical environment, which means "stay aware." Since lucidity is about maintining a bit of waking consciousness in your sleep, maybe it becomes easier in these situations. Of course this would not appear to be a phenomenon--sleep elsewhere and you'll have a lucid dream. But if lucidity is on your mind, maybe this increases your chances. I know from conversation that this isn't noticable for all lucid dreamers, but it seems to be for me... |
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Last edited by sleepingSYNAPSE; 08-23-2014 at 03:29 AM.
I've experienced this also, I've just returned from 2 weeks in our caravan and I had 3 lucid dreams in that time where it's usually only about 1-2 a month. I think it's partly due to be away from the routine of work etc too so when waking up in the morning I'm more relaxed and have better dream recall too. |
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Great question, and something I had been wondering myself but had never asked. I just moved into a new apartment and had an LD the second night there. A few months earlier, I went on a trip and slept on an air mattress (like OP) and had a really vivid LD that night after not having one for at least a month. Maybe it's something about air mattresses? Good theories about awareness too - makes a lot of sense |
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