Thread: Taylord94's Workbook

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Awesome!! Congratulations on the lucid!

Don't worry about how stable it was or whatever problems you had. Those are going to sort themselves out in due time. Most of my early lucids were dominated by weird problems of some kind or the other. It's part of the journey and dismantling these obstacles can be a lot of fun.

I have had the precise problem that you experienced. I got pretty desperate, so I attempted an out-of-body style exit from my body. Basically, I created a new head, torso, and arms and sat up out of my "old body". My legs and hips were still glued down when the dream scene collapsed, though, so it was only a very partial success.

This is my old DJ entry for it if you are curious: Sunny Day "Sleep Paralysis" - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

For what it's worth, this never happened to me again, so don't worry too much about it. If you find yourself thinking about it, picture what you would have happen differently this time. Don't spend too much time seeing yourself "stuck". Imagine freeing yourself and moving straight to your lucid goals.

Congratulations again!

Thanks. (: I saw myself as a black figure.. The surrounding enviroment was a sunny day in a field.. Hmm.. I hope this will be a lucid learning curve.

Originally Posted by taylord94

Thanks. (: I saw myself as a black figure.. The surrounding enviroment was a sunny day in a field.. Hmm.. I hope this will be a lucid learning curve.

Interesting how similar the scenery was to mine. Wow. Did you by any chance get entranced by the sky and sort of stare up at it for a while? I enjoyed the sky for a while and when I decided to move again I'd gotten frozen.

Anyway, none of that matters. That's probably the only time you'll have that happen to you. You're the only player in this game and if you need to move, you can move.

No matter how you slice it, getting lucid is always a victory. You'll become more and more familiar with the sensation. That memory builds up over time and (I believe) helps you with future DILDs.

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Interesting how similar the scenery was to mine. Wow. Did you by any chance get entranced by the sky and sort of stare up at it for a while? I enjoyed the sky for a while and when I decided to move again I'd gotten frozen.

Anyway, none of that matters. That's probably the only time you'll have that happen to you. You're the only player in this game and if you need to move, you can move.

No matter how you slice it, getting lucid is always a victory. You'll become more and more familiar with the sensation. That memory builds up over time and (I believe) helps you with future DILDs.

I actually was looking towards the sky.. I don't remember getting entranced by it, though..
And yes, a victory indeed. I hope I'll get to the point to where if I'm not aware in a dream, I just become aware by instinct.. The ultimate awareness goal. Haha.

Congrats Tay!

Thanks Paige.

Sorry for the double post. Theres no edit button in the mobile site. I had an unsuccessful WBTB attempt past night. I only rememberd one dream and it was very hazy. :/

Ah no worries dude. Some night are worse than others.

Originally Posted by Xanous

Ah no worries dude. Some night are worse than others.

Indeed.. It could be because I WBTB'ed at 3 AM instead of 4 AM when I had my LD last time. I'll try 4 AM again next time.

Originally Posted by taylord94

Indeed.. It could be because I WBTB'ed at 3 AM instead of 4 AM when I had my LD last time. I'll try 4 AM again next time.

Good observation. Going back to a time that's worked in the past sounds smart.

I'm glad you included this detail about your WBTB time. It's always good to include as many of these sorts of details about your attempts as you can, successful attempt or otherwise. You'd be surprised just how much you can forget in a few days or just how much insight into larger patterns you can gain by looking back over your old records. Trends that never occurred to you day-by-day can suddenly become very obvious when you look back over many weeks of records.

This is also helpful for staff since it gives us a sense of what your nights are like, what tendencies you have in your sleep patterns, that sort of thing. So don't be afraid to add any detail that comes to mind!

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Good observation. Going back to a time that's worked in the past sounds smart.

I'm glad you included this detail about your WBTB time. It's always good to include as many of these sorts of details about your attempts as you can, successful attempt or otherwise. You'd be surprised just how much you can forget in a few days or just how much insight into larger patterns you can gain by looking back over your old records. Trends that never occurred to you day-by-day can suddenly become very obvious when you look back over many weeks of records.

This is also helpful for staff since it gives us a sense of what your nights are like, what tendencies you have in your sleep patterns, that sort of thing. So don't be afraid to add any detail that comes to mind!

Thanks.

So, the next time I have a dream worthy of public posting, I'll start a new DJ on this website so members can comment and whatnot.. It seems like it will make it easier for you guys. (:

I've been having lots of school work to attend to, so in result, I've also been taking lots of naps.. Along with hardly any dream recall during the nights, so I'll be resisting naps from now on and see if improvements are made. Also, I have made my first DJ entry!

I read it!

and replied.

So, today I noticed I never set my WBTB time back to 3AM, so I did that today. Hopefully that increases my lucidity somehow (I know my recall hasn't been so great). I'll be staying awake for 10 minutes tonight. Wish me luck!

Good luck! :3

Ive switched my wbtb time closer to my wake up time. Our REM cycles last longer the more hours we sleep. That was the premise for me switch. I tried it once so far and my awareness is definitely higher.
Just a thought...moving your wbtb around to find out what works best seems like a good idea. Its all about finding that sweet spot of awareness and sensitivity.

But, REM cycles can be moved around.. They are surely not a set cycle for a 24 hour period. It fixes itself to our own sleep schedule.. Which makes me wonder.. could we train ourselves to have the longer REM cycles at the beginning of our sleep so WILDing is easier? Just a thought.

I could be wrong but it is my understanding that following the deep sleep cycle, REM cycles are shorter then longer as you sleep longer.

Here is a quote from WebMD

Usually, REM sleep occurs 90 minutes after sleep onset. The first period of REM typically lasts 10 minutes, with each recurring REM stage lengthening, and the final one may last up to an hour. Polysomnograms show brainwave patterns in REM to be similar to that recorded during wakefulness. In people without sleep disorders, heart rate and respiration speed up and become erratic during REM sleep. During this stage the eyes move rapidly in different directions.

Intense dreaming occurs during REM sleep as a result of heightened brain activity, but paralysis occurs simultaneously in the major voluntary muscle groups. REM is a mixture of encephalic (brain) states of excitement and muscular immobility. For this reason, it is sometimes called paradoxical sleep.

The percentage of REM sleep is highest during infancy and early childhood. During adolescence and young adulthood, the percentage of REM sleep declines. Infants can spend up to 50% of their sleep in the REM stage of sleep, whereas adults spend only about 20% in REM.

Ill bet there is a way to lengthen REM. Perhaps maintaining awareness helps, i dont know. Would be an interesting experiment...

Long time, no post, no progress.

I've been extremely unable to have an opportunity recently due to school. I'll be putting more effort, so you'll be hearing of my progress soon!

Originally Posted by taylord94

Long time, no post, no progress.

I've been extremely unable to have an opportunity recently due to school. I'll be putting more effort, so you'll be hearing of my progress soon!

Ahh, no worries. So how are you managing reality checks and awareness at school? I have an idea: try to remember reality checking everytime you switch rooms or subjects. That can also help because you might have more dreams about school :3

So, the night before last I was finally aware of a dream.. It was kinda at the end, though. Right when I knew it was a dream I woke up. After realizing it was a dream, I woke up and didn't move nor open my eyes. That's a first for me.. I just couldn't seem to rebuild the dream through a DEILD, though.. I just turned over and fell asleep. I hope I'm getting closer to in-dream awareness!

Sure you are! Just having achieved this means you're doing good progress Congrats!

So, today I bought the DreamZ app for iPhone. I'm hoping this will be my ticket to becoming lucid soon! I know most people don't agree with things like this, as they feel it will become a crutch, but I won't be using it for the sole purpose of this being permanent. I'm hoping if this thing gets me lucid for a few lucid dreams, I'll remember the feeling of a regular dream and become aware naturally.. It's a sort of MILD, I suppose. Wish me luck, guys!

I haven't had much luck with apps and I am not familiar with this one, but if it works for you, I say go with it! I have my own set of cheats as well. Let us know how it goes.

Thanks Xanous. It's suppose to give an auditory cue during the REM phase. It detects the REM phase based on if you are moving or not.