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[catzisconfus]

I am conused about the order in which i have to do the things. What i think i have to do: First i go to sleep and when its about 05:00 i wake up for about 45-60 minutes, then i enable the routine timer that beeps every x minutes, is this good? then i will be paralyzed. Ok i don't know what now because i seem to have forgotten the noises and vibrations part... anyone can tell me when I have to do what exactly? Thanks

[Amethyst Star]

Greetings, Catzisconfus! We're glad to have you at DV To answer your questions, it depends on what you're trying to do. It sounds like you have a few things mixed together. With WBTB (Wake Back to Bed) what you're trying to do is wake up after REM sleep (the time when you're dreaming). I'd say wake up about 3-4 hours after you first go to bed, so if you go to bed at 10, wake up at 1 or two. Record any dreams you can recall. I wouldn't recommend staying up much longer than 10-15 minutes, though for some people, shorter periods of time are better or longer periods of time are better. Experiment and find what helps you. The goal is to wake up your mind a bit without waking up your body too much so that you can still fall back to sleep and more easily slip into a dream. It sounds like you're trying to have a WILD (Wake Induced Lucid Dream). I'm not an expert when it comes to WILDs, so I'm not sure what the timer is for. If you haven't looked at the WILD Tutorial yet, I'd recommend doing that and then take a look at the WILD sub-forum where other people have asked questions and received answers regarding that technique. Everyone's dreaming experiences are different, so just because one person describes going into a lucid dream one way, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll experience a dream or a lucid dream in exactly the same way. As far as experiencing sleep paralysis, noises, vibrations, etc., it's different from person to person. I hope that you can find the information you're looking for, but if you're still having trouble finding answers, let me or any of the other Dream Guides (the guys and gals with the green names) know and we'll do our best to help you out. I hope you enjoy your stay here! -Amé