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    1. 03-03-2009 09:46 PM #1
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      Irregular Sleep Patterns?

      Hi! I go through phases every month where i have a week or so of an irregular sleep pattern. It'll start when one night i have no sleep and i wake for about 28/30 hours, but when i sleep, i'll sleep as soon as i come home from school, at 4:30 to 5:30pm, wake up the next day at 1:00 to 3:00 and work/play until 6:00 when i get ready for school. This will go on for a few days (i quite enjoy it as i work thirty times better in the mornings) until about friday where i force myself to sleep late and wake up at 10:00am on saturday (in attempt to mend my sleeping pater/i have to wake up at this time) and probably sleep when i come home for a couple of hours to make up for lost sleep time. Then starting on the following Tuesday i will have about 6-7 hours of sleep most nights, as im pretty nocturnal in the first place.

      I have had two or three very verry weak LDs within in my life without trying, and most nights i remeber my dreams, no matter how tired i am. So taking all that into consideration, ( i know that it is alot to comprehend ) ,will this have any affect on the chances of me inducing a LD?

      Thanks

      Oh and PS, i remember that sometimes on sundays and other holidays i use to wake up for a couple of hours between 2am and 6am and then sleep for a few more hours. I realise that this may be slightly benneficial for some of the induction techniques!
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    2. 03-04-2009 03:25 AM #2
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      Most peoples' experience is that irregular sleep patterns help with LDing.
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    3. 03-04-2009 03:33 AM #3
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      4:30 to 5:30pm, wake up the next day at 1:00 to 3:00
      This seems fine. 7-8 hours is enough sleep.

      I suggest you try to make it uniform throughout the week, as this improves dream recall, but since you say you aren't having trouble with recall, this might not be necessary for you (and you can keep your wacky schedule). Out of curiosity, do you keep a dream journal?

      That being said, as long as your recall is up, I'd say your chances of lucidity are as good as any.
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      I murdered someone, there was bloody everywhere. On the walls, on my hands. The air smelled metallic, like iron. My mouth... tasted metallic, like iron. The floor was metallic, probably iron
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    4. 03-04-2009 01:36 PM #4
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      Quote Originally Posted by Abra View Post
      Out of curiosity, do you keep a dream journal?
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      Yeah, i've started to in the past few days, but now that i have, i am remembering less dreams to write down!
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    5. 03-04-2009 02:49 PM #5
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      Quote Originally Posted by GenericUser10621 View Post
      Yeah, i've started to in the past few days, but now that i have, i am remembering less dreams to write down!
      Hm. That could be because of the excitement, or maybe it's just dumb luck. If this lack of recall persists, perhaps it is due to your sleep schedule. I would expect recall to decline most on Mondays and Tuesdays (since you are converting from the weekend sleep-in days, and your body has to get re-adjusted).
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      I murdered someone, there was bloody everywhere. On the walls, on my hands. The air smelled metallic, like iron. My mouth... tasted metallic, like iron. The floor was metallic, probably iron
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