Hey Adam, welcome to DV |
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Hi hi! Just a quick hi from a new member. |
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Hey Adam, welcome to DV |
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Last edited by Shift; 10-26-2009 at 02:35 AM.
Welcome to Dreamviews! I admit, dry spells suck big time. Here is what I like to call my, "Dry Spell Buster." Basically, you have to set your mind up for success. Its kind of like acting, in the sense of how actors mentally get into their role. You want to fall asleep with the mindset, "I know, 100% fact, that I will easily have a LD tonight." Don't only think/say this to yourself, truly make yourself believe it. Basically, you need to fall asleep expecting and knowing that you will have a LD tonight. This confidence approach has helped me break out of a few dry spells. You can pair this with your usual technique to maximize your odds for success. The key is to truly believe/make yourself believe that you will easily have a lucid. Pretend/truly believe that you are an expert lucid dreamer and you easily LD every night. I would try this a few nights and see if this helps you out. Good Luck to you! |
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Thanks for the advice everyone ^^ |
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I speak from experience when I say that it is crucial that you get enough sleep. From comparing my weekends (when I get enough sleep) to the weekdays (when I get far too little), my recall vastly improves on the weekends. You really need to strive to maintain a consistent sleep schedule. It may be tricky to work your schedule around lucid dreaming, too. If all else fails, see if you can find a moment to nap during your day, preferably 5 hours or less from waking up. Other members may be able to offer you more/better advice. |
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Get more sleep. 7 at the least for the majority of the week. Everyone has a couple of days where they get too little. Too many let that happen too often. If you're really serious about lucid dreaming, revamp your sleep schedule, but also revamp your waking schedule. Figure out how you are spending your time, really spending it, and try to rearrange it and change your behaviors to optimize your work time, maintain your recreation time, and increase your sleep time. I recommend making a table (like this but for one day). On the lefthand column, put the time of day in 30min chunks. Even go to 15 if you want. Midnight to midnight. Carry it with you all day and constantly update it with precisely what you have just done for the past 30/15 minutes. Figure out where you're wasting time being idle and inefficient. Try to eliminate this. At the very least, consider how much time you are wasting from each day of your life. This might help you think about your days in a different way, and also motivate you to set time aside for sleeping. |
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For me, I need to keep a minimum of time sleeping and a maximum amount. Like no less than 6-7hours of sleep and no more than 10hours because if I sleep in too much I end up waking up all crappy feeling and I don't remember as much dreams. I'm sure it's different for everyone. |
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