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Hi all my name is Jonathan. I've had lucid dreams since I was around 12. I've never really practiced or trained to have them I just have them every once in awhile. However, I really think it would be great to learn how to have them more frequently. What better way to do something while getting the required rest your body needs? However, I do have a question? While lucid dreaming are you truly resting? I mean it just seems that your not in a deep sleep. However you still must be in REM sleep. I guess you're kind of on the verge of being in the middle while lucid dreaming. I guess my question is are you still getting the rest you need since your body needs to go through it's cycles of deep sleep? Or is lucid dreaming messing up that cycle?

First off, welcome to DV, Zexel :)

As for disrupting your sleep cycle, I personally don't believe that lucid dreaming is that much different physically from regular dreaming. REM sleep takes place right before you wake up and is therefore the lightest phase of sleep we go through. As the night goes on, non-REM sleep time grows shorter, and REM sleep grows longer, which is why, also, you're more likely to become lucid in the morning rather than when you are first asleep.

I think it's possible for some people to disrupt their sleeping patterns by lucid dreaming, but only if there is more excitement or stress taking place in the dream than there normally would be. Otherwise, unless someone proves otherwise, dreaming is dreaming and your physical body is still asleep. I haven't felt any difference, personally.

Anyway, if you have any more questions just let us know :) Sweet lucid dreams!

-Amé :dreaming:

i generally feel much more rested and ready to start the day after a lucid dream, but maybe that's just an illusion.

Hi! Welcome!

As for the question. I hear that LDing kind of 'tires' you... well I don't know. Not phisical at least. Maybe that if you have 6 lucids in a night, your brain didn't really come to a rest... but I don't notice anything with my occasional LD.

I, too, feel much better rested after LDing as opposed to regular dreaming.

I have a much better demeanor @ work...to the delight of my co-workers :D

...just wanted to chime in with my 2¢

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