Heavy/light Sleep Affecting Frequency Of Lds?

**Keurslager** · 10-28-2006 09:09 PM

I've noticed one thing that I've heard little about over the span of my lucid age of around a year, which is that worse sleeping conditions (cold, hard matrass, no matrass) seem to increase the frequency of my LDs. I've got three examples for that, and a lot of my other LDs were WBTBs, so I don't have much more evidence, but here we go:

On holidays in Croatia, where I stayed for a week, I had a terrible hard matrass (almost impossible to sleep on). However, after my first night of sleep, I started having incredible numbers of LDs during the night, mostly several in one night.

Secondly, my last LD was in a cold basement, sleeping on the carpet with a thin blanket. I had one of the most vivid LDs I ever had.

Lastly, I had an LD at a friend's house, sleeping outside on a garden chair which didn't recline well, with a llama farm further up the hill the house was on making a lot of noise (bells) together with the insects. It took me hours to fall asleep, but when I did, I had another lucid

It seems to me that every time I've slept in bad or terrible conditions I have a massively increased chance of getting lucid. I'm not too informed on the topic, but my guess would be outside noises/lighter sleep. Anyone have any theories as to how this could be or have experiences like these?

**Ne-yo** · 10-28-2006 10:24 PM

Nah it shouldn't make a difference.

**disabled_account_2** · 10-29-2006 12:02 AM

I think it might be because your body is turned so that it automatically lies on the back. For me, I get clearer pictures while laying on my back than on the side, and if you're laying on a hard surface you might want to turn to avoid pressure on shoulders and hip (cause it hurts after awhile

). Maybe you end up sleeping on your back?

**Moonbeam** · 10-29-2006 03:43 AM

I get lucids more when my sleep is somewhat disturbed. Especially later in the night.

I hope I don't get desperate enought for lucidity to start sleeping outside tho! But that is cool that at least you got lucid; otherwise those experiences would have been just miserable. Maybe it was partly because you were sleeping on your back.

**Keurslager** · 10-29-2006 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Shadowrunner

I think it might be because your body is turned so that it automatically lies on the back. For me, I get clearer pictures while laying on my back than on the side, and if you're laying on a hard surface you might want to turn to avoid pressure on shoulders and hip (cause it hurts after awhile

). Maybe you end up sleeping on your back?
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Is this true? Well then that might explain it because normally I don't ever sleep on my back.

**Moonbeam** · 10-29-2006 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Keurslager

Is this true? Well then that might explain it because normally I don't ever sleep on my back.
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The only times I've succesfully WILD'ed I've been on my back; but since I never sleep on my back I guess my other LD's were on my side. I don't know if sleeping on your back more would help. I would like to try but it is so hard to get to sleep that way. Have to wait until I am really really tired.

**Pelirrojo** · 10-31-2006 07:28 AM

"Is this true? Well then that might explain it because normally I don't ever sleep on my back."

I don't think it has anything at all to do with sleeping on your back per se... My personal theory is that any sort of change from the norm will make your mind more active during sleep.

Your brain probably went like "wtf is this, I'm supposed to be on my side - not on my back! Wait a minute, is that a purple cow over there? Holy crap, I'm dreaming!"

I've noticed that any change in my sleeping environment (sleeping with/without underwear, sleeping with/without sheets, on my side, on my back, on the floor, on the bed) tends to stimulate my brain and make my dreams more vivid, and give me a better chance for lucidity.

I just think having new things intrude into your sleep makes your brain be more active and gives you a better chance to become lucid. No real proof to back it up except for personal experience, but that's my story and I'm stickin to it! :yumdumdoodledum:

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