Lucid Dreaming Is Exhausting!

or rather trying to do it. so far i've had one brief lucid (maybe a minute or so) in which i hovered. nevertheless every night i prodigiously utter the mantra to myself that not only do i want to lucid dream, i CAN lucid dream. so far i have not convinced my subconscious.

anyhow, i do reality checks throughout the day and what not. even when i walk up in the middle of the night when my bladder reminds me of its existence i take the time to visit this great forum, read about lucid dreams, and go back to bed uttering the same mantra (normally trying to reenter into the dream i awakened from).
as i said, it's only worked once but i'm not giving up!

however, i am freakin' tired! i got to law school so my day is covered with reading casebooks and pinching my nose testing if i can breathe, while asking myself if i'm in a dream.

at night i fall asleep within 5 mins, and i'm wondering if
1.) anyone else is as exhausted as i am from trying to lucid dream
2.) if the fact that i can't seem to stay awake for more than 5 mins when my head hits the pillow is hurting my chances of lucid dreaming

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Originally Posted by nin137

1.) anyone else is as exhausted as i am from trying to lucid dream
2.) if the fact that i can't seem to stay awake for more than 5 mins when my head hits the pillow is hurting my chances of lucid dreaming
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1) Yeah, I get real tired
2)I don't really have enough experience to answer this one, but it takes me from 30mins-3 hours to sleep, a ridiculously long time.

hey, i was getting tired of trying, but just keep at it, it'll be worth it in the long run, you'll regret not having all the lucid dreams your capable of, i have the same problem as you with staying awake doing a WILD or a MILD, i came up with a little idea that may work, may not work, i'll try it tonight and keep you informed, this is what i had in mind, but you require the following
1) An ipod or mp3 player of choice
2) an energetic song that you know the words too

Ok here goes, basically what i had in mind was to close my eyes at night with my intentions set, then put on a song that i like but keep it fairly loud but not so loud that it'll keep you awake, as you listen to it try to relax and at the same time sing along with the song in your head, feel happy that your going to have a lucid dream (or hope to) just follow the lyrics and be persistant, don't slip at any point by giving in to your relaxed consciousness, it doesn't need to sleep, your body needs to relax but your brain doesn't, just convince yourself of this, and hopefully by following a song you feel more excited about having a lucid dream thus keeping you awake for a bit longer. I'm testing this tonight, its a long sot but what te hell its worth a go to keep me awake for a bit longer, i find that if i listen to slow calm music i will easily drop off, find something that will keep your mind busy, i think the best way is to pre-occupy your mind with something else so that you don't even consider losing consciousness and drifting into the dream world. Improvise, and be persistant, thats all there is too it, don't lose focus. good luck, i'm hoping to have my third lucid tonight! goodnight

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Ok here goes, basically what i had in mind was to close my eyes at night with my intentions set, then put on a song that i like but keep it fairly loud but not so loud that it'll keep you awake, as you listen to it try to relax and at the same time sing along with the song in your head, feel happy that your going to have a lucid dream (or hope to) just follow the lyrics and be persistant, don't slip at any point by giving in to your relaxed consciousness, it doesn't need to sleep, your body needs to relax but your brain doesn't, just convince yourself of this, and hopefully by following a song you feel more excited about having a lucid dream thus keeping you awake for a bit longer. I'm testing this tonight, its a long sot but what te hell its worth a go to keep me awake for a bit longer, i find that if i listen to slow calm music i will easily drop off, find something that will keep your mind busy, i think the best way is to pre-occupy your mind with something else so that you don't even consider losing consciousness and drifting into the dream world. Improvise, and be persistant, thats all there is too it, don't lose focus. good luck, i'm hoping to have my third lucid tonight! goodnight[/b]

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lucid seeker, you are a GOD!!!

Anyways, this may sound a little wierd, but maybe you need to convince you UNconscious...

Sorry if it sounds wierd. Just trying to help. ^__^

I might give the IPOD thing a try tonight. Maybe it'll keep me up long enough so that I can focus and not slip into sleep too quickly. I'll let you know how it works, thanks for the suggestion!