Trouble With General Awareness at Night

**XTitan** · 12-27-2012 02:49 AM

Within the last month I've had exceptional dream recall and general awareness during the later part of the sleep cycle. I've had been experiencing a lot of hypnogogic imagery and was even able to successfully WILD several times along with some DILD's. Within this last week my dream recall has been especially poor and I can't seem to focus much to be able to wake up and not move or quickly go into HI or anything. It's almost like it's just not there anymore. Also in the past I've felt like I had been close to lucidity within the dream but lately it doesn't feel like it at all. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it possible that we go through cycles of good recall and general awareness while sleeping?

**paigeyemps** · 12-27-2012 01:35 PM

I haven't gone through anything like that yet, but I do believe it's very possible to have varying dream recall and awareness, especially if we have a change in diet, lifestyle, mindset, and other stress factors. Have you had any changes lately? Or maybe lost a bit of focus?

**XTitan** · 12-27-2012 06:31 PM

I haven't had any major changes in lifestyle or diet, and my focus still feels strong too. It's just weird because one week I had excellent dream recall with very vivid dreams. I also had 4 LD's in one night (first time I was able to chain them), 3 another night, and felt like I was close a few other times but just all of a sudden the next week it felt like a switch had been turned off or something. It just kind of feels like 2 steps forward, 1 step back. Thanks for your reply.

**paigeyemps** · 12-27-2012 06:56 PM

Ooooh lucid chaining, congrats! I suggest not worrying too much about the crappy recall for now. The more you focus on it, the more it's gonna seem to get crappier. Continue to do the best you can and think of it as your "lucid power" taking a recharge