Ok here's the problem. I naturally have a good sleep pattern in which I can wake up every few hours. Lucky right? WRONG! Every time I wake up in these intervals it is really hard to get back to sleep non the less do any lucid dreaming technique ever. The reason for this is that whenever I do wake up I seem to become too awake almost INSTANTLY. I am very aware and am not very sleepy at all. It takes me, no joke, 30 minutes to an hour to fall back asleep. If I had to get up for the day right then and there I could and not mind it too much.....if it wasn't 3 in the morning. Once it gets to the point that I do fall asleep it is too quick for me to do absolutely anything with it. I have tried setting an alarm for a little earlier to see if it was just because I wasn't being aroused out of my sleep. I had the exact same results. Too awake. And no it was not a loud alarm. It dismisses itself so it isn't the problem. The strange thing is the only time that I wake up and could fall right back to sleep is when I wake up to my loud alarm at 6 in the morning to get ready. I really can't figure out why I seem to wake up TOO much every time I wake up. If someone could please give me suggestions on how to fix this or any tips that could help my problem I would be very appreciative. Thanks.