I am wondering if anyone has been in my shoes and busted through this lucidity inhibiting barrier.
My problem I am having is that I can only enter dreams the conventional way. I fall asleep normally, dream, wake up, then remember them. Any attempts with induction techniques has provided no results. I usually try DEILD or WILD after 5 of more hours of sleep. I have also tried the finger induced lucid dream technique, and i have tried entering sleep paralysis with no success. The only couple of times I have encountered sleep paralysis were at random. I have tried waking to try induction techniques with a gentle alarm, and with a natural waking. No success either way. I have tried waking and moving for a bit, as well as staying perfectly still after waking from a dream.
Here is a rundown of my attempts. Generally I will wake after 5 or more hours of sleep. When going back to bed I will find a comfortable position on my back, relax, and make sure to not move a muscle. I also pay close attention to keeping my mind slightly active so I do not fall asleep. Usually I will lay there for a short time, 5-20 minutes, and nothing happens besides getting more woken up and frustrated. At that point I find a new comfortable position and go to sleep as I normally would but it takes forever, since attempting to induce a dream seems to have woken me more.
I fully understand and respect that lucid dreaming takes much time and effort. I just would like to be able to utilize induction techniques besides attaining lucidity through a reality check. For a reality check to work I need to perform the reality check in my dream. If I could enter a dream with a waking mind, lucidity seems like it would be much more consistent and attainable.
A bit about my sleep habits.
-Generally get 7-8 hours of sleep per night
-Supplements have not effected my dreaming...or maybe I just need a higher dose
-Dream recall average-above average. A couple detailed dreams a night with many fragments, generally 4-10 scenes total
-Extremely rarely experience any type of sleep paralysis or hypnagogia. Can only recall a couple of times in my life
-I sleep in complete darkness, usually alone
-I am a light sleeper.Once awake for anything over 10 minutes I find it very hard to fall back asleep.
-If I have all day to sleep, I generally wake up before 9 am. My body has never desired huge amounts of sleep
-I have not yet honed the skill of meditating. Heck I'll admit it I am terrible at meditating
-Practiced dream recall and lucid dreaming a couple years back, just getting back into in within the last couple of months
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
My problem I am having is that I can only enter dreams the conventional way. I fall asleep normally, dream, wake up, then remember them. Any attempts with induction techniques has provided no results. I usually try DEILD or WILD after 5 of more hours of sleep. I have also tried the finger induced lucid dream technique, and i have tried entering sleep paralysis with no success. The only couple of times I have encountered sleep paralysis were at random. I have tried waking to try induction techniques with a gentle alarm, and with a natural waking. No success either way. I have tried waking and moving for a bit, as well as staying perfectly still after waking from a dream.
Here is a rundown of my attempts. Generally I will wake after 5 or more hours of sleep. When going back to bed I will find a comfortable position on my back, relax, and make sure to not move a muscle. I also pay close attention to keeping my mind slightly active so I do not fall asleep. Usually I will lay there for a short time, 5-20 minutes, and nothing happens besides getting more woken up and frustrated. At that point I find a new comfortable position and go to sleep as I normally would but it takes forever, since attempting to induce a dream seems to have woken me more.
I fully understand and respect that lucid dreaming takes much time and effort. I just would like to be able to utilize induction techniques besides attaining lucidity through a reality check. For a reality check to work I need to perform the reality check in my dream. If I could enter a dream with a waking mind, lucidity seems like it would be much more consistent and attainable.
A bit about my sleep habits.
-Generally get 7-8 hours of sleep per night
-Supplements have not effected my dreaming...or maybe I just need a higher dose
-Dream recall average-above average. A couple detailed dreams a night with many fragments, generally 4-10 scenes total
-Extremely rarely experience any type of sleep paralysis or hypnagogia. Can only recall a couple of times in my life
-I sleep in complete darkness, usually alone
-I am a light sleeper.Once awake for anything over 10 minutes I find it very hard to fall back asleep.
-If I have all day to sleep, I generally wake up before 9 am. My body has never desired huge amounts of sleep
-I have not yet honed the skill of meditating. Heck I'll admit it I am terrible at meditating
-Practiced dream recall and lucid dreaming a couple years back, just getting back into in within the last couple of months
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
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