Thread: Lucidity Finally!!!! Did Caffeine Possibly Help???

Thank you for your response Dreamscape Goat. Yeah, I figured it's probably not a WILD since I did not experience the transition from WL to DL. It's still a big step for me to have two lucids in one night. I don't think I've ever done that before so it was very exciting. I just wish I could pinpoint what exactly may have triggered this. I know journaling helps a lot but it's odd because today all I can remember from dreaming is a person and nothing else. I wonder if it's normal to have some days here and there where recall is crappy even though you have been journaling daily. I would think dream recall would get progressively better the more you do it. I guess it may also have to do with the level of energy one has or what happened during the day. Anyway, I'm a novice so any advice is appreciated.

Ps. I love your avatar! I might just do one with a mask or a helmet. I don't want people to know my face but I can still appear, very creative! =-)

I have suffered many headaches in the past due to toxins in the environment, and my diet.
I used to have headaches 2, 3, 4, or 5 times a week. What helped was cutting out MSG from my diet (monosodium glutamate) which is now called YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, or NATURAL FLAVORS. Also, Aspartame AKA Nutrasweet made me have headaches, too. Now they call it something else to disguise it. Sulfites and sulfates are toxins that make people have headaches, as does chlorine and fluoride. Hopefully, if you cut out these toxins, and get enough sea salt (not "table salt") and purified water, you may be able to avoid a lot of headaches. Sounds like you may have been dehydrated from the coffee.
Yes, caffiene can make you become lucid, like any stimulant because it may make you sleep more lightly, but I don't personally recommend it for lucidity, though several people have reported it here on DV. There are many interesting vivid dream inducing supplements that I would like to try, but haven't been able to buy them all yet. Some that you might want to try that are really good for you are choline and a B vitamin. Pomegranates are high in choline. Valerian is an herb that a tea is made from that helps you sleep and also can make dreams more vivid.