Yeah, the thing with sleep cycles is that they follow a general pattern, but they won't be exactly the same every time. However, you have the best chance to be in REM at least four or five hours or later into sleep. For most people, REM cycles become longer and closer together the longer sleep lasts, so it's usually recommended to start somewhere around that point for WBTB and then sort of experiment to find the optimal point. In most cases, whenever you awaken naturally (without an alarm or some external thing waking you up) late in sleep, you're pretty close to REM, so this is usually a pretty good time, I think. Also, how long one should stay up during WBTB seems to vary for people, too. If you find you can't get back to sleep after WBTB, you might try either doing WBTB a little earlier or shorten the time you're awake. Likewise, if you fall asleep too quickly afterwards, try lengthening the wake period.
I seem to have trouble with DEILD, too. I frequently wake up naturally immediately after REM cycles, but I can't seem to fall asleep quickly enough most of the time. I have more luck if I can catch the dream just as it seems to be fading, before I'm actually awake, and try to hold onto it and stay in it a bit longer. Some people pick up and have an easy time with DEILD and WILD and say it's as easy as pie, but not everybody enjoys that experience. So keep experimenting until you find what works for you.
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