Thread: Optimal bedding?

I haven't slept in a real bed in almost eight years. I don't care for them. They simply take up too much room for something I'm only going to be using while unconscious. I prefer hammocks, futons, really comfortable couches, inflatables, or just a huge pile of blankets and pillows. Recently, I acquired an Aero Bed, which I only inflate about half way due to the extreme comfort it affords me. I've noticed that since I starting using it, I've not experienced sleep paralysis even once. I've often heard of people who can use this state as a springboard into LD. Since my new bed has seemingly affected one aspect of sleep, is it possible that this choice could actually be a detrimental factor in my quest to become lucid?

Firstly I will say this:

Buy the best bed and shoes you can afford, because if you're not in one you're in the other.

Do you feel yourself experiencing SP quite a lot? It's just that it sounds like you get to that state quite easily.

But onto your problem, you should be experiencing sleep paralysis every time you dream, so maybe the bed does have something to do with it. I haven't had much experience with it, so I'm probably not the best person to give you advice, but I'm pretty sure the SP will still be kicking in every night.

Hope you get it sorted out!

Originally posted by Night Wolf
...but I'm pretty sure the SP will still be kicking in every night.

Perhaps I'm too comfortable then?

Even if it is, how o you know? I mean, by attempting to move, you are just throwing out all that spent concentration on staying still and not going to sleep. But by not moving, you have no clue whether you have SP, or is there 'a feeling'?

Sleeping in uncomfortable position might help getting SP, but actually SP is primarily happening due tp psychological states. I get it quite often and my bed is damn comfortable. A comfortable bed is really a good thing, it's more healthy and in general it should be a lot easier to relax and slepe (unless you're weired).

Originally posted by Muezza
Recently, I acquired an Aero Bed, which I only inflate about half way due to the extreme comfort it affords me. I've noticed that since I starting using it, I've not experienced sleep paralysis even once.

Try inflating higher for a few days then make adjustments.

Originally posted by Korittke
A comfortable bed is really a good thing, it's more healthy and in general it should be a lot easier to relax and slepe (unless you're weired).

If by "weired" you meant "weird," you caught me!

Originally posted by Muezza


Perhaps I'm too comfortable then?

Maybe a pile of pillows kind of effect your body so you have SP faster... Mhhh

When I sleep on the ground some time ago my dream did look pretty vivid and all. I wonder that the effects of crappy-bedding is on dreams : )

It seems that my previous observation was a fluke. I did in fact experience SP on my Aero Bed during my last slumber...but I do appreciate everyone's input on the matter. Still, that doesn't necessarily mean that I wasn't on to something. I would love to hear if others have had a similar experience on a really comfortable bed.

My bed (It's a crappy futon type one, but it has springs in it instead of just stuffing and a pillow topper I think, a decently thick pad, can still feel pressure sometimes), well, I just explained it. Anyways, I had to sleep on an inflatable bed while staying at my aunts and I loved it. At the time, I don't think I had the pillow topper/pad on my bed at home which has made a huge difference. But anyways, while sleeping on the inflatable bed, I easily remembered all of my dreams and I experienced 2 lds during the week(I rarely have lds). So I would say comfort majorly affects dreaming. So, that's my experience sleeping on a comfortable bed.

I find the the more comfortable I am the better, take for example I used to have a broken bed when I first started to lucid dream, it was murder on my back and my WILD's. Though after I fixed the bed my LD's went through the roof and I just generally more alert. I guess that comfort is best for sleep in general.

I went back to the futon during my last slumber--much less comfortable. Unfortunately, my air mattress sprang a leak so I didn't have a choice. However, my dreams seemed unaffected. I still had them, they were still quite vivid, and I remembered them with the same amount of clarity. Perhaps comfort isn't as much of a factor as I'd assumed.