Are lucid dreams tiring?
The average person dreams for 100 minutes every night, during which time the brain is highly active in REM sleep. When you become lucid the level of brain activity does not increase noticeably – so conscious dreams are no more mentally demanding than normal dreams. However, lucid dreaming is much more exciting than normal dreams. When you wake up after a lucid dream, you are most likely to feel happy and inspired. In turn this upbeat mental state can even give you more energy for the day ahead. Compare this to the after effects of normal dreams or nightmares and you can see why lucid dreams have so many powerful life benefits.
The average person dreams for a total of 100 minutes every night, broken down into a number of sessions which grow in length towards the morning. (Which is why you’re MUCH more likely to lucid dream between 5-7am than 11pm at night.) While the lucid brain is more active than the non-lucid brain, both are still active, and I have never noticed feeling tired – even after an hour of lucid dreaming. In fact, since dream control is so exciting, it starts my morning off on a real high note. After exploring my dream world consciously, I feel happy and inspired. This can give me even more physical energy for the day ahead. Compare this to the after-effects of normal dreams or nightmares and you can see why lucid dreaming has a distinct advantage. At the very worst, if you do find lucid dreaming mentally draining, it would only become an issue if ALL your dreams were lucid (which is very, very rare). Even then you would only be lucid dreaming for a maximum of 2 hours per night. Many lucid dream
