Thread: Why naps but not bedtime?

Why do many people say that WILDS are best done during WBTB and naps? Ive heard WBTB is good because it is when you will have a long REM period. But what makes a nap so different than when going to bed which many say not to do?

I'll say.
I am sure I've done it at bed.

Because you have left over REM in the day time.. I think it goes away 9 hours after you wake up.

This was actually the other question I had in that other "DUO Thread" of mine a while back, but no one seemed to bother answering. I honestly just chalked it up to higher levels of beta waves due to consciousness, but then again, I've no clue...

Well let's think about it for a sec. At nighttime...what is the body/mind programmed to do? Well, that's easy. Fall Asleep.

Most people discourage attempting to WILD before bedtime because there is a tendency to lose consciousness and just fall right to sleep. You're tired, and it's what you're programmed to do at night.

It is much easier to WILD during a WBTB because you have already had several hours of sleep, and you are attempting to wake yourself up during a time when you would naturally be entering a REM state. That way when you go back to bed and attempt to WILD, you are much more likely to have success in entering a lucid dream.

Naps are similar. Especially naps that occur in the morning and afternoon. Your mind is also more active, which aids you in your WILD attempt.

Make sense? Hopefully. It's really quite simple.

The few sprinkles of condescension make this delicious ice cream sundae of comprehension go down really smooth...thanks...