Thread: Pornocrates's Workbook

Originally Posted by Pornocrates

I'll give it a try! Thanks Yeah I'm sure it will be easier; I've been having LDs almost weekly during this month (apart from the second week)

I might make a summary of April with the number of dreams recorded, LDs, and the dream signs. I still have to write down 27 nights worth of dreams (geez...)...

Last night

I prepared my DJ entry, stretched. I was in bed around 0:30 and slept around 1, 1'30. (Two nights ago: 3'30-4, yesterday: ~2)
I used some mantras:
-I'm having intense and interesting dreams and I remember them.
-I notice wakings and I check if I'm dreaming
-Resting, not sleeping and forgetting.

I woke up around 7 and remembered a dream but I was too tired to write it down. I decided to try SSILD but I was too tired for it as well, I did 2 cycles, stopped and fell asleep. When I finally woke up around 8, I couldn't remember my dream so I tried to but couldn't remain still and focused enough (I'm still tired and really bad a the "lie and remember" thing.

I guess I'm just readjusting my sleeping schedules, it should be better during the week, esp because I'll be sleeping by myself, and when I do I'm far less concerned by getting up in the middle of the night, put on lights and all.

2 is better than none, right?

I was doing SSILD last night also, got through the short cycles but as soon I hit the longer ones I fell asleep

Originally Posted by Habba

2 is better than none, right?

I was doing SSILD last night also, got through the short cycles but as soon I hit the longer ones I fell asleep

Haha, exact same thing happened to me

Looked it up, solution:
-wake up later
-spend more time awake
-perform the cycles with slightly more aggression (optional, can cause insomnia)

Good luck!

Originally Posted by Centroid

Haha, exact same thing happened to me

Looked it up, solution:
-wake up later
-spend more time awake
-perform the cycles with slightly more aggression (optional, can cause insomnia)

Good luck!

I spent some time awake, went to the toilet, got a glass of water, me being an idiot spilled it all over my bed for me, falling asleep while performing the cycles is the way for me because i end up mostly having a FA.

As for today's practice:

-I feel like stopping the PMT (Prospective Memory Training) really helped, I was too focused on it and put too much stress. Plus I didn't really like it, I find it kinda draining and frustrating.

-SA is great but even though I have a feeling I'm getting familiar with while practicing it I'm not sure about what and how I should check, I'm a bit confused.
I focus on my feelings, emotions, sensations and thoughts; I try to look around myself in wonder but I don't know what kind of mantra I should use.
Also when I RC I always feel like I do it too early or not properly. I need to make a habit of RCing at the end.

Originally Posted by Pornocrates

I think falling asleep during the cycles is a good thing (but I mainly use MILD so that might be a mistake and not that great with SSILD), but it's better to really focus for a few cycles before I guess!

CosmicIron says to not mix anything with SSILD as you lay back down after a WBTB, and that may be the best until you really get SSILD working for you, but I do sometimes mix in MILD and/or mantras when the HHs start appearing. This was much later though, well after successfully using SSILD and then my variation of SSILD for quite a while. It seems that MILD and mantras are more powerful when your mind is getting into those early stages of sleep (that are often accompanied by HHs).

Originally Posted by Pornocrates

As for today's practice:

-I feel like stopping the PMT (Prospective Memory Training) really helped, I was too focused on it and put too much stress. Plus I didn't really like it, I find it kinda draining and frustrating.

-SA is great but even though I have a feeling I'm getting familiar with while practicing it I'm not sure about what and how I should check, I'm a bit confused.
I focus on my feelings, emotions, sensations and thoughts; I try to look around myself in wonder but I don't know what kind of mantra I should use.
Also when I RC I always feel like I do it too early or not properly. I need to make a habit of RCing at the end.

-That seems like a good choice for you. I made a similar decision early on. If anything is draining and frustrating, it is better to take a break from that particular training and focus on things that fit you better.

-SA: check out Sageous' recent post and see if it helps you. I think it is very worthwhile: http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...ml#post2193957

Originally Posted by fogelbise

CosmicIron says to not mix anything with SSILD as you lay back down after a WBTB, and that may be the best until you really get SSILD working for you, but I do sometimes mix in MILD and/or mantras when the HHs start appearing. This was much later though, well after successfully using SSILD and then my variation of SSILD for quite a while. It seems that MILD and mantras are more powerful when your mind is getting into those early stages of sleep (that are often accompanied by HHs).

-That seems like a good choice for you. I made a similar decision early on. If anything is draining and frustrating, it is better to take a break from that particular training and focus on things that fit you better.

-SA: check out Sageous' recent post and see if it helps you. I think it is very worthwhile: http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...ml#post2193957

I didn't really practice SSILD, tried maybe once during the week, but couldn't focus on it, plus I had bad sleeping schedules so apart DJing I haven't been doing much

I still feel it was a good decision, which is really rare for me haha

Thanks for the reading fogelbise!

Summary of the rest of the week:

-I had a hard time bringing myself to bed before at least 1-2 AM during this week (stress often does that, if I feel I haven't done enough during the day I don't want to move to the next day) and lots of nights around 7 hours of sleep (that's not much, I need around 8-9 to be fully operative). The thing is if I try to go to sleep early it would take me from 1 to 3-4 hours to fall asleep (even after really short nights, guess it's just about my mindset then), and another weird phenomenon, I've been waking up sometimes 6 hours after going to bed completely alert but kinda frustrated.

-DR is coming back, I remember at least 2 dreams on short nights and up to 5 (only 2 with details) but I wasn't preparing myself properly to sleep and not doing any mantras and all. I'm getting really vivid dreams again and it's really nice, I've been wanting those more than LDs!

-I RCed this night although I'm not sure if I was awake or I failed my RC, I did the nose plug and the finger through the palm. Looks like my mind likes to be lucid on Sunday

-As for SA, I try to make my practice natural, sometimes I think about doing SA practice all of a sudden.
Also I get these feelings during the day where I am naturally aware, I try not to stress it too much though.

In conclusion

Although I'm a bit nervous for my finals I'm doing some really good progress in getting back my DR, slowly returning to writing in my journal instead of recording vocally! Regular sleep schedules would change everything I'm sure of it, I really want to get some consistency!