Thread: Quick question.

I've been able to 'think' in my sleep for a year now and I came across some lucid dreaming stuff and noticed that that's a technique to start lucid dreaming. I didn't know that, I just liked to stay conscious while I was asleep.

It's very easy to do for me, but how do I enter a dream state?

Wow, it sounds like WILD would be great for you. To get into a dream, you need to be in REM sleep. As the night goes on, REM gets longer. I'm guessing you're doing this at the beginning of the night; instead, try doing a WBTB. In short, wake up after 5-6 hours of sleep (give or take, this varies from person to person), then go back to sleep but stay conscious. Hopefully you'll get sleep paralysis then, and the dream will either start itself or you'll have to help it along, such as with VILD.

I can actually trigger my REM, but you're right I do it from the start. I'm able to put my body to sleep without putting my brain to sleep.

I'll try giving me some rest beforehand. Anything else?

Hmm... So you've been in sleep paralysis? Any HH?

Yes. Sorry, HH?

Hypnogogic Hallucinations. They often (although not always) accompany sleep paralysis. Hearing and seeing stuff, feeling like you're being electrocuted, floating, and falling through the bed are a few examples.