Thread: Losing Heart

Originally Posted by Abra

You usually get four hours of sleep? That's rough, especially when you interrupt the pattern with weekends. Some say it's the length of the sleep that counts, but that's wrong. It's all about consistency. If you can't be consistent with your sleep time, your body will be restless, always trying to adjust to a different circadian rhythm.

Also, don't stress! Stress=bad for dream recall! Relax, and gently let the suggestions set in. Don't get angry with yourself, and keep positive.

Also, read your dream journal, even if they are three-month-old dreams. This may get your mind back into that 'oh, he wants me to remember dreams again?' stage.[/b]

Not unnecessarily wrong. Actually its hardly wrong. Far from it. REM periods on occur every hour and a half roughly, and REM periods are the dreams we most remember and are the times where we most lucid dream. REM periods are crucial to LDing, and they start off very short. The first is only a few minutes. But they lengthen as the night goes on. At about 6 hours is the longest period, and the best time for LDing. The more you sleep, the more REM, thus the more LDs.

Originally Posted by ExoByte

Not unnecessarily wrong. Actually its hardly wrong. Far from it. REM periods on occur every hour and a half roughly, and REM periods are the dreams we most remember and are the times where we most lucid dream. REM periods are crucial to LDing, and they start off very short. The first is only a few minutes. But they lengthen as the night goes on. At about 6 hours is the longest period, and the best time for LDing. The more you sleep, the more REM, thus the more LDs.[/b]

Entirely true.
But still, without consistency, he may not even remember the dreams in the first place. In his situation, I think it'd be easier to adjust consistency more than length (unless he goes and gets a new job&#33.

get a new job or change your school hours man... sleep is SACRED. early morning, after 7-8 hours of sleep is the best time to induce LDs. And for life in general, it is a lot better if you get good sleep. I sometimes sleep upwards of 10 hours just cuz it feels nice.