Thread: Lucid During a Nap?

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.

Hey there,

Actually, I think the reason why naps are often succesful is simply that your sleep is much lighter!

There is a definately link between lucidity and how deeply you sleep, which is why it's generally harder to have lucid dreams when you're completely exhausted, or during the first few hours of sleep (when you're in real deep sleep). Basically, it seems like the deeper we sleep, the more our consciousness gets deactivated.

Now when you nap, you're sleep in a period outside your rythme, and you know you're napping, and not going into full sleep. That causes you to sleep lighter (you will generally wake up from napping a lot easier as well, say when disturbed by a noise or another person or something).


-Redrivertears-

Indeed Mr Red - I cannot LD if I am shattered, and my technique explains to people to have regular sleep patters, dont get too exhausted before bed and your sleep will be lighter thus resulting in increased dream recall, vividness and the ability to LD.

Plus we do dream outside REM sleep too; so in answer you can dream in naps.

i never knew you could dream outta rem! i gotta do some more research.

Do a simple search on google with the terms: "NREM dreams".

That'll give you a good start for sure

-Redrivertears-