Is it possible to maintain awareness while falling asleep?

Lucid dreaming comes to mind.

It's a really interesting concept. I've had it where I've spoken with my subconscious in my dream. Generated a version of myself infront of me and had long winded conversations. Can usually do it everytime I'm in a dream.

Keep in mind I've been lucid dreaming for 3+ years at this point so it's very vivid and controllable but definitely obtainable.

>>8479798

happened to me once... not exactly, but similar... was in sleep paralysis, then everything started to go black, and i fell through my bed down and i was falling and i fell into a dream.

>>8479838
I know there are resources about lucid dreaming but is there any reliable method that allows success for people who have trouble with this kind of stuff?

I'm in my second week of dream journaling. Other methods I've tried don't seem to work. I'm either asleep or awake. If I force awareness I end up staying awake for hours.

Sometimes i'm asleep but i think im awake and trying to sleep. Pretty awful but at least now i know why i feel restedish after thinking i got no sleep a few days in a row.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_state_misperception

>>8479843
>is there any reliable method that allows success for people who have trouble with this kind of stuff?
Yes, it's called practicing.
>second week
Give it a few more months. Don't stress yourself. Get in the habit of doing reality checks regularly.

>>8479798
Yes. I used to have a big darkness phobia growing up. Because of that, when I sleep I am actually cognizant of any sounds happening. I can fall asleep and then recount a conversation I heard when I wake up. Or I can tell you what was playing on the TV if I fell asleep watching.

Ask not if it is possible. Ask if it is wise.

>>8480048
>Ask if it is wise.
How so?
It would be really nice to experience hypnagogia.

>>8479798
As a kid, I SUFFERED (emphasis) lucid dreaming for years. It is somewhat interesting, but it is less refreshening that normal dreaming, more thematic and repetitive, and I was stuck like that every day. On the other hand, even I cant lucid dream anymore, I kept the ability to walk out of nightmares or other shitty dreams, so thats something

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>>8480516

I can tell when I'm falling asleep because my thoughts become more and more abstract (sort of dream-like) as I lay there. Also, I start seeing patterns in my vision like a bunch of stars rotating simultaneously.

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>>8480518

cortexel dot us / awesome / uppers / Advanced_Lucid_Dreaming-The_Power_of_Supplements dot pdf

This is the best guide I've seen for nootropics but the guide, as the title suggests, is about lucid dreaming.
>"There are two types of lucid dreams that are
>popularly recognized: DILDs and WILDs. DILD refers to a lucid
>dream that starts as a normal (non-lucid) dream. In this case the
>dreamer typically recognizes that “something isn’t quite right” and
>then suddenly becomes aware that they are dreaming. It has been
>reported that ~90% of all lucid dreams are DILDs and only 10% are
>WILDs. Using the supplement approach I find the opposite to be true;
>well over 90% are WILDs. WILD refers to a phenomenon of moving
>directly from waking consciousness into a dream with total continuity.
>The actual transition from the physical world to the dream world can
>be every bit as intense as jumping out of an airplane."