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kranner wrote: post #50
smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

I'm at the opposite end. I dream every time I sleep, even if it's a 10-minute nap. Could be undiagnosed narcolepsy in my case, but it doesn't bother me enough to get it checked out. When you say "nothing happens", I'm not even sure what you mean. Do you just fall asleep and wake up hours later with no sense of time passing?

I don’t really know how to describe it. I guess I have no sense of how long I was asleep until I see how dark it is (which is my immediate reaction when waking up) then I usually I have a decent guess. Although there are times I wake up and I have no idea if it’s 2 or 6 am.

Are you able to more accurately guess the time when you wake up based on the contents of your dreams? The rare occurrences when I dream if it’s over “10 minutes” there’s no difference in my perception if it’s that or hours.

Re: Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds

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LanceJones wrote: post #46
smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

How do you know with certainty that you do not dream? You spend zero minutes in REM? Do you track with Whoop or something similar?

I’ve tracked with both Whoop and Sleep number, I’ve gotten good “sleep scores”

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EthicalSimilar wrote: post #47
smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

Is it a case of not dreaming, or rather not remembering the dreams? If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around..

No I’ve dreamed before so I can tell when I don’t. I’ve discussed my dreams with my wife when I have them. They’re vivid on some occasions when I travel, most nights I don’t have any.

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deadbabe wrote: post #48
smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

Take 400mg Magnesium Glycinate and be careful what you wish for.

Never heard of it, it appears to be a supplement for inflammation? When you say vivid dreams what are we talking about here?

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Post by FooBarWidget »

smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

I am a n00b when it comes to this matter, but... does THC stand for cannabis? And it helps one sleep?

Does dreaming less mean more deep sleep? Why would more deep sleep be a problem? I'm looking for a solution for my mother in law, who has only slept for 4-5h a night for the past 10 years and can't seem to fix it. This is wearing down her health.

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Post by dpig_ »

grugagag wrote: post #2

I wonder what are the benefits from lucid dreaming. I read some claims that it’s possible we could gain access to some ‘hidden registry’ figuratively speaking by using methods such as lucid dreaming. However, I had a few lucid dreams in my life, all without any deliberate effort, they just happened and it’s nice to have them and all, but I don’t see myself getting out of my way to have lucid dreams. Does anyone get a…

Given enough time, [sleepers] will optimise the fun out of a [bedtime].

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Post by pigeons »

smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

Look at your hands was a Casteneda trick. I find my quality of sleeps suffers so greatly when lucid dreaming that its not worth it because of health impacts.

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Post by kisper »

FooBarWidget wrote: post #85
smithcoin wrote: post #44

I used to be able to lucid dream quite regularly. I had a friend tell me that looking at your hands throughout the day would help as when you looked at them in your dreams you would realize it. Now as I’ve grown older I don’t even dream anymore (I suspect due to THC use) but even on nights where I go to bed stone cold sober - nothing happens. I don’t dream. Does anybody else find themselves lacking the ability to dre…

I am a n00b when it comes to this matter, but... does THC stand for cannabis? And it helps one sleep? Does dreaming less mean more deep sleep? Why would more deep sleep be a problem? I'm looking for a solution for my mother in law, who has only slept for 4-5h a night for the past 10 years and can't seem to fix it. This is wearing down her health.

THC is the primary compound in cannabis responsible for its “high”. Some plants are bred to be high in THC, but there are also those bred for CBD content, which doesn’t get you high. Both are useful in aiding sleep, though I’d say THC can be more stimulating, go for a strain labeled as indica for best results there. I’d recommend gummies (or mints/pills/etc.) as oral ingestion gives a much longer duration, otherwise it’s just a couple hours.

As you likely know, THC is illegal in many places, CBD is much more commonly available and socially accepted.

Re: Lucid dreaming app triples users' awareness in dreams, study finds

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Post by kranner »

smithcoin wrote: post #81
kranner wrote: post #50

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I'm at the opposite end. I dream every time I sleep, even if it's a 10-minute nap. Could be undiagnosed narcolepsy in my case, but it doesn't bother me enough to get it checked out. When you say "nothing happens", I'm not even sure what you mean. Do you just fall asleep and wake up hours later with no sense of time passing?

I don’t really know how to describe it. I guess I have no sense of how long I was asleep until I see how dark it is (which is my immediate reaction when waking up) then I usually I have a decent guess. Although there are times I wake up and I have no idea if it’s 2 or 6 am. Are you able to more accurately guess the time when you wake up based on the contents of your dreams? The rare occurrences when I dream if it’s o…

No I can't estimate the time according to dream content at all. It could seem like hours in a dream even if I’ve only been asleep half an hour.
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