Nonsense Thoughts Upon Falling Asleep.

["tomeeka"]

I've noticed that while I am beginning to fall asleep I will be thinking something normal and then I start randomly thinking nonsense things that have nothing to do with the original thought at all. As soon as I realize it I think to myself "now that was completely irrelavent" and I'll start on another thought and do the same thing again. I pretty much know that this is probably my mind switching to dream mode, but how do I keep from messing it up everytime? It's like as soon as I realize it my mind awakens a little more. Is there a way to turn lucid with this? This is an every night ordeal.

[Phalangees]

my brain does the same thing. i'm very new to this whole thing but what i'm gonna try to do tonight is just go with the flow and follow the "dream like" thoughts around but remain conscious if i can. hopefully i'll just fall right into lucidty but i have no clue.

[bro]

I get this too, its normal. Are you talking about thoughts wandering while trying to WILD? because there are ways to increase focus. Everyone has these wandering thoughts during a WILD. I get ridiculous thoguhts as well.

[Bjango]

Same thing here. Either I uncontollably have strange nonsensical thoughts, or I completely black out and fall asleep. Such a bummer.

[guitargod6t9]

I do that too, i thought it was just ADHD

[Talon]

As a new lucid dreamer... The thing that helped me the most, was imagining that your dreaming. Trying to feel like you are in a dream. When I realized that I was becoming lucid upon my second awakening, I felt as though I was falling. The thing that helped me the most was a WILD. Good Luck! And it may be ADHD lol. I have it and I do the same! Hahaha

[White Shirou]

It makes sence that your thoughts would wander because you're losing awareness. It's just natural when falling asleep. When I try and picture a dream I replay scenes over and over again, because my mind wanders off to something completely diffrent.

[Drk Pwnr]

I like those random blurbs that pop out of nowhere. I call them Dream Images; anyone know the 'official' name? They can get annoying though. I once had one that started and I stopped it, but five minutes later it started again. Then again...

[Adrenaline Junkie]

the same happens with me, its irritating because you think to yourself after, why the hell did i think of that, but its probably just the transition from awake to sleeping.

[Drk Pwnr]

It is the transition, from what I know. If you didn't let them happen and you kept your mind concentrated and awake, that's the magic formula for OBEs if I recall correctly

[Spritely]

Hmm... we could call them something like 'hypnagogic thoughts.' The phrase doesn't seem to quite fit. I know what you mean, though. It's weird, because most of my hypnagogic sensation seem to be external-- lights, noises, sensations-- but these thoughts obviously come from inside my own head. I've been sleep-deprived to the point where I noticed myself having these thoughts while going about my day. It was a bit frightening. I think soon after this stage I hit my head on a bathroom cupboard and walked into a wall. (Sleep deprivation is not a fun game, guys. Ech.)