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This is kind of a biggy to me, strangely.
Once I retired, my lifelong on and off struggle with insomnia changed. I had always had issues falling asleep which I kept mostly under control with the sleep hygiene stuff.
For decades, I got up at 3AM for my job, to get overtime and to hit the gym first.
When I retired, I thought I would sleep a little later. I still want to hit the gym early, but a little later would be nice. Instead, I find myself waking up even earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep.
This, apparently, is not uncommon in older folks. I figure part of it is the calcification and degeneration of the pineal gland (at least that's one theory I've read, seems possible)
But, I also kind of wake up almost dreading going back to sleep just a little.
So, part of my DMT, and life, journey has been to get in touch with my dreams a little more.
I've had a couple "messages" on DMT trips, I guess. I had one in which my intent was to understand dreams more, and I was travelling down a path which forked. One fork was a kaleidoscope of colors and the other was a door to a more black and white world (my dreams are mostly black and white). Entered the "dream door" and caught a glimpse of many halls and stairs and doors (subconscious?) before opening my eyes. So, maybe I chose a path... for now anyway.
My dreams have always been a jumble, with thoughts and things going one to another quickly and randomly. Things happening in life jumbled in.
Last night, I had a dream where it was such a jumble. It was uncomfortable and I was kind of remembering that it always was. In the dream, I then became that I was on Jimson Weed and that was why I felt this way. An epiphany was that my dreams really are like a Jimson Weed delirium in many ways.
So, I wonder if there is an endogenous anticholinergic or if normal sleep chemicals somehow have an anticholinergic effect.
And now, how do I use this knowledge? They are discovering that dreams are where you sort memories from the day while removing the fear from them. OK. But, I think the lack of control or "delirium" part scares me a lot. I've tried lucid dreaming techniques and they just make me wake up more easily.
This is kind of a biggy to me, strangely.
Once I retired, my lifelong on and off struggle with insomnia changed. I had always had issues falling asleep which I kept mostly under control with the sleep hygiene stuff.
For decades, I got up at 3AM for my job, to get overtime and to hit the gym first.
When I retired, I thought I would sleep a little later. I still want to hit the gym early, but a little later would be nice. Instead, I find myself waking up even earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep.
This, apparently, is not uncommon in older folks. I figure part of it is the calcification and degeneration of the pineal gland (at least that's one theory I've read, seems possible)
But, I also kind of wake up almost dreading going back to sleep just a little.
So, part of my DMT, and life, journey has been to get in touch with my dreams a little more.
I've had a couple "messages" on DMT trips, I guess. I had one in which my intent was to understand dreams more, and I was travelling down a path which forked. One fork was a kaleidoscope of colors and the other was a door to a more black and white world (my dreams are mostly black and white). Entered the "dream door" and caught a glimpse of many halls and stairs and doors (subconscious?) before opening my eyes. So, maybe I chose a path... for now anyway.
My dreams have always been a jumble, with thoughts and things going one to another quickly and randomly. Things happening in life jumbled in.
Last night, I had a dream where it was such a jumble. It was uncomfortable and I was kind of remembering that it always was. In the dream, I then became that I was on Jimson Weed and that was why I felt this way. An epiphany was that my dreams really are like a Jimson Weed delirium in many ways.
So, I wonder if there is an endogenous anticholinergic or if normal sleep chemicals somehow have an anticholinergic effect.
And now, how do I use this knowledge? They are discovering that dreams are where you sort memories from the day while removing the fear from them. OK. But, I think the lack of control or "delirium" part scares me a lot. I've tried lucid dreaming techniques and they just make me wake up more easily.
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