Going to college--will I be able to keep improving?

**sugarpeaches** · 08-11-2015 05:46 PM

I'm leaving for college this Saturday and I've spent all summer on a steady (but definitely not school-oriented) sleep schedule. I've been improving my lucid dreaming abilities and my self awareness in waking life gradually during the summer, but I'm wondering if the transition to this new schedule will throw off my progress. Will I have to start over again? Will I stop having the vivid dreams I normally have because I'm going to bed at a different time? Or will my progress remain intact because of the work I've already done?

I imagine it will throw me off a little at first, and am hoping things will normalize eventually, but my main reason for concern is during high school I rarely had vivid dreams, and despite my efforts toward lucid dreaming could not become lucid, even during weekends. Is there anyone here currently in college who may have had similar experiences in high school and can tell me if college is the same way?

**ThreeCat** · 08-11-2015 05:51 PM

It might throw you off a bit, but once you settle into your new schedule the dream recall will return. The dreams aren't going anywhere, just our relative ability to remember what we were doing in them! So I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just enjoy what you can remember at first, focus on school, and set aside some nights during the week just for dreaming!

My advice on college is to do all of the assignments, go to class, only read what is necessary (if it seems the prof assigns reading but does nothing with them, stop doing that extra reading), make some responsible friends to share notes with, and try to sleep when you can. College usually messes your sleep schedule all up. If you can manage to squeeze all of your classes into a Tuesday-Thursday schedule, that will help. Good luck.

**sugarpeaches** · 08-11-2015 06:24 PM

thank you so much!! i wasn't able to make a fully tuesday-thursday schedule, but i'm pleased with what i was given and don't have to get up ridiculously early for any classes. hopefully that makes settling in a little easier!

thank you for all the advice; no one in my family can give much insight on the college experience, so any help is very valuable to me!