I went to bed at about 10 last night However an hour later I'm still not asleep. This is very unusual for me as I'm normally a great sleeper! I was in a quite pleasant meditative state for a while, following my breath and bodily sensations, but then afterwards I kept waking up every time I was close to sleeping. I would be lying there trying to relax, would notice myself starting to enter sleep, then without meaning to my mind would be like 'oh look I'm falling asleep!' which would wake me up, sometimes with a rush of energy through the body. Eventually got to sleep at about quarter to 12 I think.

Alarm woke me up at 4.No dream recall. Sleep app said I was in deep sleep for almost the whole time (if it can be trusted!). Stayed awake for 30 minutes, then tried to get back to sleep but soon realised I was having the same problem as before. I did my best not to let it get to me as I knew this would just make it worse. So I just drifted in and out of sleepyness for about an hour and a half, before giving up and reading for close to an hour. Do you know any existing threads about sleep problems like this?

After finally falling asleep at around 7, I dreamt I'd gone to a car to see if I could sleep there better. After waking from that dream at around 7:50 I visualised myself lying in the car as I fell back to sleep with the intention of knowing it was a dream. I then had a lucid dream, which was also the most vivid dream I can ever remember having! I didn't know I was dreaming at first, but after a man climbed through the window to come and attack me, I suddenly just knew I was dreaming. I didn't even need to reality check! I felt the bodily energy building as usual when I realise I'm dreaming, but managed to keep calm. I then shouted 'stabalize lucidity!' and to my utter surprise, it actually worked! It was like I'd been injected with a HD drug. I was flabbergasted! I'd heard people say lucid dreams can be very realistic, but I really wasn't expecting it to be THAT real! Soon the dream started fading and I shouted 'lucidity boost!' which had the same amazing effect. The dream felt only about a minute or two in length (my longest ld yet!) and it ended with gravity going funny and me floating away as my vision faded.

I'm now quite monged out from sleepiness having had only about 5 hours Will be expecting a REM rebound later.