Heat

tapir · December 7, 2002, 10:14am

Hi
I don´t like heat, my room is the coldest in our house.I usually sleep with an half opened window, even now when it is winter.Perhaps that is couse the rest of our house is so hot (my brother has frogs, and they like temperatures around 30°c (303 Kelvin) ).When I am at my fathers house, it is the other way round, I usually feel that it is too cold in it.

Anyway, back on topic.
When I manage to sleep in a room that is very hot, I won´t sleep deeply.I think I will have some very strange dreams, but not strange like a story “Purple aliens want to conquer earth with the help of flying snowmen” , but strange in a way that there is no story at all, like the dreams you have when you are sick or drank way too much alcohol (right amount of alcohol can cause very vivid dreams).

And I think I will be very exhausted when I wake up…

Traumgänger

Raven24 · December 7, 2002, 10:52am

Hi people,

just a little stinky comment on the topic:

I recently read that (scientifically) the best temperature for sleep is 14°C, which is a little less that 60°F (for those of you in the U.S.). Personally I feel as thought I can fall asleep more easily when it’s cold. The nasty thing about it is getting up in such a cold room

How the temperature affect the propability of lucid dreams, no idea.

Raven

aydira · December 7, 2002, 11:51am

There’s no possible way for me to fall asleep when it’s 14c. I’d be shivering all night. I put the thermostat on 20c before bed and my feet are still cold. I have 9 thick blankets on my bed. 30c is hot though even for me and I’m always cold!

alex · December 8, 2002, 9:14am

I agree that 14 degrees seems a little too cold. Unless they are talking about outside temp or temp in the room but not in the bed. 14 degrees just seems too cold. I prefer a warmer night >20 degrees.

Pilot · December 8, 2002, 8:17pm

Anyone ever taken a long hot shower before bed? I read somewhere that it is a good idea to do so if you’re fighting with insomnia, as long as you don’t make it too long. I feel exhausted and tired after, and I’m not even sure if it’s healthy to do so.

aydira · December 9, 2002, 6:32am

Hmm… I’m about to go try that now.

Atheist · December 9, 2002, 6:59am

I always take a hot shower before bed, but I don’t suffer from insomnia (maybe that’s why ). I can’t help but wonder why this might help you sleep easier, unless you have trouble sleeping in the heat. The reason I say ‘heat’, is because after getting out of a hot shower even the usual air feels cold. Everything is relative to everything else.

aydira · December 9, 2002, 7:06am

I think maybe there’s nothing complicatedly scientifac about other than it’s just relaxing or something.
ok honestly i just wanted to use that smiley because it cracks me up.

Hypnodude · December 9, 2002, 12:14pm

After the shower your body starts cooling down.
The change of your body temperature makes you sleepy.

Pilot · December 9, 2002, 5:23pm

Hmmm…thanks
Tonight I will have a hot shower and I will sleep good for once. I’ll also get a chance to WBTB WILD.

LostBoy · December 9, 2002, 6:47pm

Hey!! There is an old folk story that says that cats sometimes sleep on peoples chests and try to steal their breath at night. Watch out!!!

I often will take a really hot shower and then a few minutes before I get out, turn the temp down so the water is comfortably cool. It makes my whole body relax completely. All of my muscles feel loose and free of tension. I highly recommend it. You don’t have to get the water cold, just cool.

Ive also heard that its better to sleep in a cool room. Also, if your pillow gets warm or hot in the night, that can cause you to get shallow sleep or wake up.

Pilot · December 10, 2002, 5:50pm

So after the hot shower you take a cool shower…ok why not

I did become a bit more drowsy after the hot shower, and I had a WILD/DILD as this was one of the rare chances I had for a WBTB.

Tomas · December 10, 2002, 6:07pm

i seem to have more often LDs when my room is cold.

Hypnodude · December 10, 2002, 8:17pm

In the summer you should try a cold shower and in the winter a hot one. But it could be other way around… I forgot
Maybe I can dig up that source again

Anyway, I think I’m just going to take a shower

PsykoticHypnotik · December 30, 2002, 3:33am

I always take a long hot shower before bed on school nights. I haven’t noticed any effects on my dreams because of it, and obviously I have more dreams on weekends since I sleep longer…so results are inconclusive I guess. Then again I haven’t been trying LDs for very long.

sick_and_twisted · December 30, 2002, 7:44am

heat tends to make me sleep better, i have sleeping problems so i helps me

Kat · July 1, 2003, 11:16pm

Since u guys r talking about sleeping environments…i just wanted to ask a question related 2 this . DOes an ‘opened window’ affect any of u guy’s dream recall in the morning?

GhostOfTheNavigator · July 4, 2003, 1:13am

Currently, my goal is first to even get to sleep comfortably, let alone have lucid dreams right now. My best temperature is 16 C and a light blanket. When I’m comfortable, I get to sleep faster, and can have more vivid dreams.

reality.failure · July 4, 2003, 9:17pm

A quote within a quote…how weird is that!

Here is a good little article regarding cats that sleep on your chest.

Cats and You!
by Caroline Connor

Most people generally think that cats do nothing, are lazy and all they do is eat and sleep. Not so! Did you know that cats have a specific job to perform in your life? Did you ever wonder why so many people have cats nowadays, more so than dogs?

Here’s an unknown tip inside the secret life of cats. All cats are empowered to remove accumulated negative energy from your body on a daily basis. While you are sleeping, they absorb it from your body. If there is more than one person in the family, and only one cat, it may accumulate an overload of negativity from absorbing energy from so many people. When they sleep, a cat’s body releases the negativity that it removed from you. If you are extremely stressed out, they may not have had enough time to release this negative energy, therefore it is stored as fat until they can. Therefore, they will become overweight — and you thought it was the food that you were feeding them!

It is good to have more than one cat in the household so the burden is shared among them. They also guard you at night so no unwanted spirits can enter the room while you are asleep. That is why they like to sleep on your bed. If they think you are doing fine, they will not sleep that night with you. If there is something strange going on, they will all jump in bed with you and surround you.

If a person comes in the house and they pick up they are there to harm your auric field or are of the dark forces, they will surround you to protect you. When my cat began doing to this me, I couldn’t figure why they stayed on top of me or at my feet at times. Through channeling, I was told they were protecting me. So, my ears and eyes are more aware of what my cats are doing when someone enters my house. If they run up to the person, smell them and want to be petted, I know I can relax.
[ ReaD MoRe ]

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thaspot · August 22, 2003, 8:39pm

Heat messes me up big time. I can not sleep period! If it get too hot while I am asleep I will wake up out of a dead sleep. I perfer a cooler room temp.