2 nights ago, I kind of became lucidic (for the very first time) - I realised I was dreaming, and I did a RC (breathed while blocking my nose) and then I decided to walk through a wall, but that was as far as I got.
Then yesterday I went on the forum, and I read a post about how your comfort levels may help you to become lucidic, as your conscience stays alert more or something. I decided to try this by sleeping on the ground. (yes it was uncomfortable, haha) and I woke up in the middle of the night which I usually never do, but then I told myself a couple of times to have a lucid dream, and when I fell back asleep I did!
It was pretty cool - I was at school in some boring science lesson, and I went: oh screw this! and just walked out, then I saw this small drain hole in the ground, and I climbed in it (it expanded) and then I told a friend of mine who was also there to come too, but she just went: “are you crazy?! that’s impossible!” and I kept trying to convince her to come since this was just a dream! Eventually she came down, and we were scooba diving in some underground water thing and then I decided I got sick of it, and I flew into outer space (it only took a few seconds though… I only remember the flying feeling a tiny bit) and then I felt hungry and there was a restaurant on some planet with a really nice view of the earth. And then my alarm clock rang
I’m gonna try sleeping on the ground once more tonight, and see if I’ll get another one!! And then I’ll sleep in my bed again and see if I get them too there.
I had my first LD on a pile of clothes on a hard bed, with keys and cell phone in my pockets.
It was really uncomfortable, but I had an LD with multiple FA’s and some kind of OBE thingy.
Cid, I get twice as many lucid dreams in my parents’ house as I get here. It could have something to do with the darkness and silence there, and the involuntary WBTB when a train passes in the morning. I had two LD’s the last night I slept on a train too, and that isn’t very comfortable. Maybe the lighter sleep makes it easier to become lucid, like Xetrov says
I sleep on the ground every night. Always in my living room, always on my stomach. When I stayed at my aunt’s house for two weeks this summer I slept on a bed and had horrible recall and no lucids. Guess it depends on what you’re used to and stuff, but the scenery switch sure didn’t help me. The floor must be lucky. (At least it’s the only surface I’m capable of getting a good night’s rest on. )
Interesting stuff, but it makes sense. That’s probably why some WILD guides recommend sleeping on your back, since it’s obviously more comfortable on your side, huh?
Just about everytime I sleep on the sofa I have a lucid dream. The sofa is a bit short and uncomfortable for my body, but I can manage to drift off to sleep. But the LDs are never very long and no where near as vivid as if I was haveing one in my normal bed.
So, there is something in changing your sleeping situation and eating parmesan cheese, to help induce LDs - but I think if you are more comfortable, you will have a more vivid and stable LD.
I find lying on my back is more comfortable, I just can’t get to sleep if I’m not lying on my stomach. I might try sleeping on the floor too now, I’ve done it before, but being a concrete floor it’s quite hard.
Haha well I tried it again (the last 2 nights) but it didn’t work. It was probably since I didn’t have good dream recalls though - I got woken up by alarm clocks both mornings, and the first thought that popped into my head was not wanting to go to school instead of what I was dreaming about. So I shall try it again on the weekend when I can sleep in
Also, has anyone ever had nights where you just lie in bed all night, and you can’t get to sleep at all? But then in the morning you aren’t tired at all, and you’re not 100% sure whether or not you were dreaming? Well a friend of mine said that that’s how she often becomes lucidic - she just does a reality check whenever she seems to be lying in bed for ages and can’t get to sleep (she says often it turns out she is dreaming!) Sounds weird, but apparently it works really well for her. I’m gonna start trying it
Sorry to go a little off topic, but I was refering to this thread. Give it a go and see what happens. I think it sort of works for me because it makes my stomach feel a little queasy. Same sort of thing as sleep in an uncomfortable position really!
I had my first near-LD when I was lieing on top of my teddybear (7 yrs old) Stupidly enough, I used the pinch yourself RC (which is obviously SO not reliable >=( )
The whole reason you should sleep on the floor is this: If you’re on a soft bed, your muscles tend to twitch and move because your weight is not properly distributed on the mattress. This can un-relax your muscles and make LD’ing substantially harder, especially WILDing. Also it IS better to sleep on your back on an uncomfortable surface because it produces light REM sleep. If you’re completely comfortable you’ll probably sleep more deeply, with less REM sleep, and with less REM there is less chance of a lucid dream.
Cant find it but there was a thread in the past about sleeping in the car as a good induction method(on the passenger seat of course:)
It is easier to have an ld sleeping in unfamiliar/new/unusuall places because it makes your mind more alert than while sleeping in your old good bed.
Light or deep sleep has a little to do here- its still not clear what is the advantage towards lds.Seems like both kinds have its pros and cons.
Ps.As to AceMace post- todays matresses are made the way that not only they will give you proper weight balance but also a lot of other advantages. Muscles relaxation is important while you fall asleep but they are paralised(relaxed) during REMs so it will not have to do with dreams(at least not that much)- you`re right here though- it matters lots when it comes to Wilding.
Which is controversial that you say about light REM and REM being up to light/deep sleep.I believe its never the case as we allways get same REM but its lenght and startup depend on which cycle it is,how long we have slept and if there are any sleep debts.
Take care:)
I sleep on the floor every night, I don’t think it’s a matter of being uncomfortable. Then again, it isn’t no comfy for me since I prefer it to a bed. I know that your muscles have a chance to give out more than on a bed. Not sure how to explain that… but it helps me get to sleep more than on a soft surface.
[insert “you’re more of a wolf than we thought” jokes here] ^^
Sleeping in a way that bothers me usually has me waking up more, so good for WBTB. It makes me wake up achey though, so I’d rather sleep deep and get a natural one, really.
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The floor must be lucky. (At least it’s the only surface I’m capable of getting a good night’s rest on. 
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does it work?
(7 yrs old) Stupidly enough, I used the pinch yourself RC (which is obviously SO not reliable >=( )
I know that your muscles have a chance to give out more than on a bed. Not sure how to explain that… but it helps me get to sleep more than on a soft surface.