ScottR's Workbook

[ScottR]

Reality Checks: - Nose plug - Finger through hand - Constant Text Dream Signs: - Driving (every dream I can remember before starting my DJ involves this) - Schools - My girlfriend - Submerging my phone in water yet it still works Short-Term Goals: - Have a Lucid Dream (completed) - Recall at least one dream every night this week (completed) - Learn to stabilize my dreams (completed) Long-Term Goals: - Have one lucid dream per week on average - Complete a task of the month every month Lucid/Dream Recall History: - I can remember two lucid dreams in the past, one I had little control of, the other I was able to fly in but lost lucidity shortly after returning to a familiar area. - My dream recall has been very poor in the past, but recently it has improved immensely. More on that in the about me section. Current Technique: - DILD Sleep Schedule: - Work from 7-3 mon-fri and most nights the earliest I can go to sleep is midnight, so my sleep schedule is a little more primitive. - Usually go to sleep at 12 am, wake up to an alarm at 4:30, and wake up for work at 6:30. I also take a two-three hour nap around 3:30 pm. - My best dreams occur between 4:30am and 6:30 am, however, I also get a decent amount of REM during my after work nap. There is usually also a short dream before my 4:30 alarm goes off. About Me: I am a college senior at the University of Florida and get my most consistent sleep when I am there. During the summer I am home in NJ and have an early job that keeps me from sleeping as much as I'd like. I have wrestled for most of my life, and in High School I sustained several concussions participating in the sport, resulting in a Neurologists recommendation that I quit before my senior year. To date, I have sustained close to 20 concussions. Because of this my memory has taken a detrimental hit. I have significantly less memories of my life before college than I should, and my short term memory is now atrocious. Previous attempts at lucid dreaming have ended poorly for me, as my memory deficiencies hindered me from recalling anything more than a single snippet of dream no matter how hard I tried, which was very discouraging. Looking to treat this issue, I recently started taking Galantamine and Choline (usually recommended for Alzheimer's patients) and have seen improvements in my waking memory but not a great improvement in my dream memory. In the past week I started taking Calea Zacatechichi, the so called "dream herb", and have since seen extreme improvements in both my dream vividness and recall, now recalling two full dreams and one partial dream per day on average. This sudden improvement reignited my interest in Lucid Dreaming and eventually led me to this forum.