Thread: Lucid During a Nap?

I LD my best in naps

What time of day do you take your naps? Or does it not make a difference?

I don't know when, and I doubt it makes much difference.
I asked Jonesn (He's a polysomnologist (sleep technologist)) about REM in naps. Maby you'll be interested.

Q:About naps, is it true that you skip all the sleep stages and go directly to REM? Or is this just a mistake made by associating REM with dreams, which can also happen douring non-REM sleep (right?).

A:If you're taking a real nap, as in you have already slept a normal period of time prior to that nap, then your body/mind does not require you to run through the traditional sleep architecture wherein you must have Stage 2 and Delta sleep prior to REM.

Think about when you sleep in on a Sunday or whenever and you get more than 8 hours of sleep. Past that time you can really only have Stage 1 (very light sleep) or REM, though these dreams usually don't last as long or as stable as those you would have during REM-5 (the last 90min of a regular sleep cycle).

never made a difference, really. Mostly it was in school...

Sorry DeadDollKitty, but Bonsay's response kicked yours out of the water!

That's what I was looking for and that helps tremendously. Thanks!

I had my first lucid dream in an afternoon nap.

The only reason I can see that it might be easier in a nap is if you don't often take naps, therefore showing intent to your subconscious.

I have lucid dreams a lot when sleeping at night but if I nap in the day I never have them. I dream but its rubbish, just a hotch potch of images mainly and usually really strange.