Hey there,last month I discovered lucid dreaming and i started writing down my dreams,after like 2 weeks of doing that I wasn’t able to sleep like I used to (6-8 hours without waking up),now this is very annoying because i can’t even try WBTB and I would really like to,also I am often tired,so please if anyone knows what this is and how can I stop it I would really really really appreciate it , thanks !
It’s normal to wake up for a short time after a cycle, usually you just fall asleep so quick that you don’t remember these. I think everyone becomes more aware and alert in these short awakenings when trying to LD. My first cycle ends around 2h too. I just write down my dreams and continue dreaming. When I wake up after 3-4h of sleep then I get up for WBTB.
You can either ignore it or use it in you advantage. When I was on bad DR and when I would have this constant awakenings through the night no matter the reason my DR was boosted because every time I would wake up I would bring some wakefulness in my mind. And each and every time my DR would be boosted and that would lead to lucid dreams.