Wake up naturally and via calculated alarms.

**deliiffa** · 12-18-2014 02:35 AM

Just want to know which method everyone uses to wake up at night. When you want to wake up in the middle of the night (WBTB?) for any reason/induction methods or techniques you're doing. Do you do it naturally or do you do it via alarms? How exactly do you do it naturally or with an alarm? Is one method better than the other?

**AstralMango** · 12-18-2014 02:40 AM

By alarm, set at 4am and 5:30am. When I wake up naturally my dreams seem really far away, as opposed to the alarm when it feels more vivid.

Originally Posted by deliiffa

Is one method better than the other?

I think it depends on the person, as I've heard that alarms are apparently supposed to kill recall and natural wakings are better, but for me, that's not the case. If I were you, I'd experiment on which method is better.

**ThreeCat** · 12-18-2014 03:27 AM

I am opposite of AM--I wake naturally after about 5-6 hrs. I prefer waking up naturally, as I feel I have a chance to wake slowly without being jarred by the alarm (which can cause me to lose a dream). Drinking a good bit of water before bed can assist with natural wake-ups, as you will have to pee at some point

**Sensei** · 12-18-2014 04:40 AM

Either naturally (by my dreams being super aware and noticing the awakenings because I am there) or by water.

These both make it very easy to wake up multiple times during the night, the problem with naturally is that you don't wake up many times unless you are very well rested, so I usually do both.

**SinisterDezz** · 12-18-2014 11:01 AM

Don't want to say too much, but I have this app that has an alarm that is supposed to go off in a 30 minute period, but it goes off when it predicts me coming out of a REM cycle.

Example:

Set an alarm for 4:00-4:30 AM, wakes me up at 4:16 as it senses me coming out of a REM cycle.

Works surprisingly well.

**deliiffa** · 12-18-2014 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by SinisterDezz

Don't want to say too much, but I have this app that has an alarm that is supposed to go off in a 30 minute period, but it goes off when it predicts me coming out of a REM cycle.

Example:

Set an alarm for 4:00-4:30 AM, wakes me up at 4:16 as it senses me coming out of a REM cycle.

Works surprisingly well.

What app is this?

**lagoon** · 12-20-2014 02:05 AM

I have a similar app like that called SleepCycle on the iphone. I think it's 99 cents and it does wake me up "at the end" of my REM cycle bu when I wake up I don't really feel much difference as to waking up from a regular alarm.

**AnotherDreamer** · 12-20-2014 09:29 AM

I usually do it naturally when I have to get up to pee.

But I used to set an alarm a long time ago that would go off after 5 hours and then go off again every 1-2 hours until it was time to get up. I found that helped me to have a ton of lucid dreams.

**LiquidNitrogen** · 12-21-2014 03:59 AM

Most of the time if i tell myself to wake up at time that is atleast three hours after i go to sleep (or physically set an alarm) i will wake up a few minutes before that time. I think its pretty cool that our minds can do that and keep track of time.

**SinisterDezz** · 12-21-2014 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by lagoon

I have a similar app like that called SleepCycle on the iphone. I think it's 99 cents and it does wake me up "at the end" of my REM cycle bu when I wake up I don't really feel much difference as to waking up from a regular alarm.

Very odd.... I haven't met a person that this app doesn't work for.