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      Haven't had a lucid dream in a whille

      I started lucid dreaming over the summer and I managed to have around 9 with daily practice by waking up, doing my meditation and going back to bed shortly after (I also wrote in my DJ constantly). Then the school season started and my schedule changed by September and I was only able to use that "wake back to bed technique" twice a week during the weekends and my weekday sleep schedule was cut down a few hours because of work. I know my mind needs to adjust to new conditions but it's been a little over a month now since I had my last one and waking up and going back to bed still hasn't gotten me any results. Any tips or anything I can use to get my lucid dreams back because it's been quite a struggle.

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      If I were in your situation, I would definitely do my best to increase the amount of sleep I get, if possible, and start relying on DILD and MILD as my main induction techniques! Also, keep meditating. I believe it helps a lot over time. Just keep practicing and sleep as much as possible, and you'll start having lucid dreams again in no time!

      A quick side note to let you know how important the amount of sleep you get actually is.
      Now, I don't know how much sleep you get on a daily basis, but I want you to consider this:
      According to Stephen LaBerge, in his book "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming": Your REM periods increase in length the longer you sleep and the space between them decrease. This means that the longer you sleep, the more of your sleep time is dream time. If you only sleep 6 hours (or less) you cut off a lot of your REM sleep. So by sleeping 8 hours every night, instead of 6, you effectively double your chances of having a lucid dream every night.

      So one of the best things you can do to have more lucid dreams is to sleep for as long as possible.
      Shortly said: Sleep, remember dreams and practice induction techniques!
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      Quote Originally Posted by HansiElneff View Post
      If I were in your situation, I would definitely do my best to increase the amount of sleep I get, if possible, and start relying on DILD and MILD as my main induction techniques! Also, keep meditating. I believe it helps a lot over time. Just keep practicing and sleep as much as possible, and you'll start having lucid dreams again in no time!

      A quick side note to let you know how important the amount of sleep you get actually is.
      Now, I don't know how much sleep you get on a daily basis, but I want you to consider this:
      According to Stephen LaBerge, in his book "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming": Your REM periods increase in length the longer you sleep and the space between them decrease. This means that the longer you sleep, the more of your sleep time is dream time. If you only sleep 6 hours (or less) you cut off a lot of your REM sleep. So by sleeping 8 hours every night, instead of 6, you effectively double your chances of having a lucid dream every night.

      So one of the best things you can do to have more lucid dreams is to sleep for as long as possible.
      Shortly said: Sleep, remember dreams and practice induction techniques!
      Alright thank you! That was very helpful. And all my lucid dreams so far have been DILDs and I haven't been keeping up much with MILD techniques so I'll be sure to do that. And sleep is certainly a thing I have to manage more and work on.

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      I've found that MILD and DILD are the absolute hardest, and I don't know why they're so popular. You essentially fall asleep and hope that you will 'wake up' in your dreams! This is absurdly difficult, which is why it's so hard to get lucid most of the time.

      I've switched to WILD and I'm getting much more consistent results. With WILD the more effort (and introspection) you put in, the better you'll get. It's a skill that gets better with practice. I don't think that the same thing applies to DILD, which is far more nebulous. To get consistent DILD's you need to work on your awareness during the daytime.

      Once you realise how to do it, WILD is much easier and more consistent, I think.
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