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INDUCTION TECHNIQUES
Preliminary
There are some things which are common to many
techniques and these will be handled first.
Waking Up and Getting To Sleep
Firstly, you need to know how to wake yourself
up and then to go to sleep just 10–60 minutes
later. Probably the easiest method is a fairly
quiet alarm clock. You can put it on the other
side of the room to force you up. However, you
could also use the MILD technique (see below) to
try and wake yourself up immediately after your
dreams. This should also help with your dream
recall. You might want to drink lots of water or
some tea, which is a diuretic
(makes you go to the toilet). However, you might
just wake up in the morning feeling very
uncomfortable! Also note that the diuretic
effects of tea come from caffeine, which may
affect your ability to sleep.
If you have trouble getting to sleep in the
first place, don't drink water for about an hour
before you think you'll turn your lights off. In
fact, do drink water an hour before, to
stop you from getting thirsty later on. Avoid
caffeine and sugar before bed.
If it still takes very long for you to fall
asleep, you can take advantage of this by
reading books about lucid dreaming before going
to sleep. This could greatly increase your
chances of getting a lucid dream. You definitely
need a light next to your bed to read until
you're too sleepy to carry on, as getting up to
turn the light off can often wake you up fully.
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