Thread: Does complete silence help?

Originally Posted by Alex D

WILD - Wake Induced Lucid Dream, it's where you make your body go to leep and keep your mind active while you enter the dream. Anyway, with these, the quieter it is, the higher the chance of success I find. So maybe that could work, so long as you can sleep with them in, I know many have trouble with that. Do you have music playing though them?

And I've never head of the other technique myself.

No, they're not that kind of earphone. They're for the gun range.

So silence does help?

Thanks.

-Rogue

I don't really know if silence helps you attain lucidity, but I can't sleep without ear plugs anymore. I had a roommate who snored really bad, so I started using ear plugs. Now seems like I got used to them, so I just can't fall sleep without them anymore. Even when there is no noise in the room, apparently, it still feels noisy for some reason.

I wore those two years ago to block out my roommate's snoring, but with them I could only lay on my back, not the best position to lucid dream in for me. I actually like the sound of rainfall outside, I find it relaxing. I almost always LD during thunderstorms.

I assume that for a WILD, complete silence would help.
I've never pulled one off, but in my closest attempts, it's been silent always.
Though, I've also had music coming from my computer while I sleep almost spark an LD on numerous occasions.
So, it depends on what you're wanting to do.
And, I don't know about the glass of water technique (I've never even heard of it) but I'm going to try it tonight.

The trickling sound of my fishtank filter is soothing... Actually, I can't sleep without it! It's been there for so long... What works for some works differently for others. I suggest you experiment until you find what noise (or lack of) is right for you.

Also, I've heard of the water recall trick from LD4All. Apparently, you drink the first half of water while associating the other half with remembering dreams, so that when you drink the other half in the morning, you will remember your dreams. It never really worked for me. :/

I can't stand trying to sleep in complete silence. I always sleep with white noise (generated by a fan that runs all night), it blocks out any other sounds and the monotony helps me fall asleep.

I wish I could obtain complete silence to sleep in, but my apartment complex is way too noisy. I also use a fan to override all the other noises, and it seems to help. I don't know if it's ever helped me WILD, specifically, but it does help me sleep normally. I've heard of people drinking water to make themselves wake up prematurely, but not as a memory device itself.