Day 9

Day 9 - Friday

As I mentioned in my last post, last night's sleep was rough. I got woken up several times during the night, and overslept for 15 minutes. Fortunately, once awake, I was awake. I am finally adapting to the morning time of 6:30! The general day was pretty good, with my energy levels at reasonable levels. My lunch nap was productive, but I overslept on my 6:30 nap- I need to be better at setting precise alarms every time I fall asleep.

The 45-minute nap felt natural waking up, but it was not worth the extra 25 min. After waking, I was tired, as if all the energy was taken out of me. Now I understand the importance of 20-minute naps: they allow you to wake up rejuvenated instead of more tired.

As far as lucid dreaming goes, I am starting at square one: remembering my dreams. I have been consciously trying to remember dreams, keeping a dream journal and constantly reminding myself that I want to remember. I even did a 15 minute self-hypnosis session today to try and suggest the recall of dreams. But that was very tough, on this sleep cycle my body wants to fall asleep rather than sink into trance. It was a pretty sloppy hypnosis session, with my mind constantly getting sidetracked as if I were falling asleep. I would love to be hypnotized by someone else though.

I'm holding up well- I feel more adjusted to this schedule than ever, and I hope that the hard part is finally over!