Thread: Question On The "sleeping To Escape Reality"

Ok on the very first page it says that you shouldn't use this to get away from reality (Even though hypotheticly this could just be ANOTHER DREAM!!! =P ok enough conspericy theorys) and that you should only sleep about 7-8 hours a day. Now what if your a teen (In my case a 15 year old math nerd ) its saturday and you sleep for like 12 hours, and you lucid dream through that time. Would that be an issue? Mostly because I sleep about 10 hours through the weekends, and I was wondering if it might be an issue. There has been times where i've been really hyped up on going to sleep to see what my next dream would be, and it would be fun. My main question is "If im not forcing myself to sleep the 10 hours and maybe even 12 hours, is it me escaping from reality?"

short answer: No.

long answer: Putting aside all ideas of dreaming is reality, reality is fake. Thought is real. Physical is the illusion etc.
If you are not changing your sleep patterns at all, you are not trying to escape reality. There is obviously no physical addiction to LDing, so you just have to have good will power to overcome the mental addiction, of being in such a wonderful place. It's not really that hard. Just make sure it isn't interfeering (sp?) with your daily life, and you're fine!

Pssh. I sleep as long as I can on weekends. What can I say? I like sleeping.

Nothing wrong with extra sleep as a teenager - as tommo said.

I would say that its also OK to play with your sleep patterns and/or escape reality (whatever that is?&#33 - but like with taking drugs or meditating, this should only be contemplated by informed adults.

In Tantric dream yoga there are practices which involve retreating into a dark room for extended periods to dream/meditate, and I don't think they would have continued this ancient techique if it sent people mad (which presumably is why people are worried about someone escaping reality).

random off topic question....where did you get that shikamaru ipod avatar? its great!

otherwise, I do remember sleeping a lot when I was teenager as well as going to bed later. I think its perfectly normal

Lol I forgot atm. Ill tell you soon. =P thanks for the replys. Now I do meditate sometimes, and once before the craziest WILD I've ever had. o.O So my next question is "Is my meditating a problem?" As one of you said, which im to lazy to look at the name, said that meditation should only be attempted with informed adults. =)

I think he -slimslowslider- meant with the drug taking.
Stop worrying if you are doing things wrong or not.

Generally speaking, too much of anything is bad for you; moderation is the key. Having said that, I refuse to believe that ten to twelve hours of sleep on Saturdays compared to seven or eight hours of sleep Sunday through Friday is going to present a problem. Furthermore, how much of said ten to twelve hours are you actually sleeping? It takes me at least an hour or more before I actually begin the process, not to mention getting up to use the restroom, etc.

In the end, if you are worried that you are using lucid dreaming to escape reality, chances are you aren't.

Lol k. The only drugs I take are vitamens, and varrious things for headaches and whatnot if they pop up. =) Like for the 10-12 hours (Generaly 10 because my mom will wake me up then >.<) I will be asleep, then I&#39;ll either just lay there for 30min to an hour later, THEN get up, or if my mom gets me up I&#39;ll get up faster. Thanks for the replys

Most adults need between 7 and 8.5 hours sleep. Teenagers, I think about 9 or a bit more is good.

If you sleep 10-12 hours though, you&#39;ll end up getting less quality sleep. It&#39;s overkill, and dreaming-wise you&#39;d be better sleeping 9 at most.

That&#39;s my (relatively ill-informed) opinion, take it with a grain of salt.