Thread: Dream Recall - for how long?

Heya,

I have been interested in dream control for quite some time. When I was young I did have lucid dreams on a regular base (dreaming I was a superhero of some sort, and naturally developed that as a Dream Sign), but I didn't know what it was back then though. That must've been approximately 6 to 8 years ago, and now I'm 16 and would like to develop more in this skill .
Thus I yesterday did a search on google. I got to this site, read through it in one go, and then got to bed. Not really with the intention to lucid dream yét, because I'd first start with a Dream Journal. I've got some questions though.

On the website it's mentioned that if you desire to develop your Dream Recall, it's advised to wake up a couple of times repeatedly at night in your REM and write down your dreams. It would seem most logical to me to use an alarmclock, set for 90-100 minutes. I have the problem that I don't fall to sleep in the first ten minutes when I lie in bed. In fact, it can last for over an hour and a half. If I finally dó start drifting away, it would be stupid to get my conscience back by setting my ararmclock.

Second, would be asking how long you'll have to keep on doing this. For the rest of my life? A week? a month? I doubt it's good for your own matter to repeatedly wake yourself up 5 times a night for over 4 years.

I hope someone is able to give answer to these questions. I'm really anxious to get started

-Stijn