Thanks for the reply!
I found a few more related topics:
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https://community.ld4all.com/t/chaining-new-technique/5238
https://community.ld4all.com/t/ysims-technique/17218
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What strikes me as odd, is that people find this technique by themselves, then it works for them 100% of the time or something ridiculous like that. They describe very much the same symptoms and advertise the same options (relax, don’t move, etc). I even wrote a quite lengthy tutorial on this subject when i was practicing the technique.
What I’m trying to do is understand if the technique is a consequence of a special state of mind or a special daily routine. Here’s my example:
in 2004 I went to sleep at 8 : 00PM and woke up at 5 : 45AM when I was practicing the technique. Most of my sleep was during natural darkness outside. I kept this schedule up very rigorously, rarely going to sleep after 10PM. I was taking 3mg melatonin every night at that time, sometimes combined with 50mg of vitamin B6. I was 18 years old. The success at the technique removed all anxiety about lucid dreaming from my mind, boosting the quality of sleep. The sleep was so good that after 4-5 hours I started to wake up after each dream, having crystal clear recall. My body was well rested, there was little grogginess and the attention upon awakening was rather sharp. Sometimes I became aware in the moments before I even woke up (something that I called the void). Having multiple lucid dreams each night totally justified sleeping for 10 hours each day. I was highly motivated to try and posted on LD forums every single day, keeping my mind on the subject. My diet was consistent and of very high quality home cooked food with lots of fruits and vegetables.
Right now, I’m 24 years old, I sleep erratically, going to sleep anywhere from 10Pm to 3AM. Quite a lot of my sleep rolls over to the periods of natural light. Quality of sleep is poor. Even with a sleeping mask, I’m exposed to natural light, which makes falling asleep significantly harder after awakening. On top of that, most of my awakenings are due to full bladder, and they are slow and groggy, making reentry very difficult. I wake up after dreams no more than 2 times a night, as opposed to 4 or so before. Not having success with techniques causes me to frequently lose motivation and skip trying for multiple days at at time.
Does the state of mind and environment affect people’s chances of dream chaning/reentry/DEILD? Are they similar to what I’m having in 2004? Is my current lifestyle preventing me from successfully executing the technique? Do people who discover and practice dream reentry wake up after each dream?
Any input is appreciated! Please help me restore my ability to LD 