u/Iris_006

Every time I try to have a lucid dream, the exact same thing happens.
After doing WBTB, I wake up about 4 hours after falling asleep. I spend around 10 minutes reading my dream journal on my phone (brightness is very low and Night Shift/warm light is enabled). I also get out of bed briefly before coming back.
When I go back to bed, I get into a comfortable position and stay completely still. I start noticing the random itches and small urges to move, which I ignore.
After a while, I begin seeing hypnagogic imagery. I also hear random sounds and voices, and it feels like I**’m getting very close to entering a dream. The images keep changing rapidly, almost like dream scenes are forming. I stay completely motionless the entire time.
Then, out of nowhere… I accidentally fall asleep.
This happens every single time I attempt a lucid dream. Everything seems to go perfectly, I reach the hypnagogic stage, but instead of becoming lucid, I just lose awareness and fall asleep without realizing it.
I’m not sure what I’**m doing wrong or how to get past this point.
Has anyone else experienced this? Do you have any advice for maintaining awareness while transitioning from hypnagogia into a dream?

I**’m thinking about buying a house plant for my depressed friend, someone told me it’**s so good for depression people, idk
What do u think guys

I**’ve been training calisthenics consistently for 4 months and making great progress ,
However , i’ve been on a 2-months break , and for some reason , I’**m really struggling to get back into the routine , i was super disciplined and so obsessed before but then i just completely fell of track

Has anyone dealt with this post break slump? Do you guys have any advice on how to regain that momentum and get back to training again

I hate it so much, it**’s been 3 years i’**m dealing with a anxiety attacks , when its come its ruin my day, but the weird thing, my anxiety attacks are more physical than mental they usually start with physical symptoms rather than racing anxious thoughts , i do have anxious thoughts but they are much less intense than the physical symptoms my anxiety causes

Today my summer break started, and its going to last for more than a month.

My screen time is honestly ridiculous. Some days it goes over 17 hours, and most days it**’s over 15 hours , i’**mnot happy with it at all.

I have ADHD, and I genuinely don**’t know what to do anymore. I haven’t really asked people with actual experience before, so I’**m hoping someone here has been through something similar.

I**’**m not satisfied with my daily routine. I want to be more productive, use my phone less, focus on studying, and get back to old habits like exercising or even playing games. At this point, I want to do almost anything except spend my entire day on my phone.

I hate that the first thing I touch when I wake up is my phone. I immediately start scrolling without even thinking.

The problem is that i**’ve already tried some of the common advice. I’ve used app blockers that lock apps, but I always found ways around them. I tried switching my phone to grayscale, but that didn’**t last either.

I**’m looking for advice from people who actually managed to reduce extreme phone usage. What worked for you? Especially if you’**re someone who tends to procrastinate even on the solutions themselves.

I just finished my final exams and i survived another year of high school
Im so so happy i have a vacation for one month and a half i can do whatever I waaannnt yappiiii

I have read that anger/irritability can be linked to ADHD

what usually makes you angry?
Like what do your anger episodes look like? And what are some examples of situations that set you off, even if they seem minor to other people?

I**’**d love to hear specific examples or stories of that

I just finished my final exams and i survived another year of high school
I**’**m so so happy i have a vacation for one month and a half i can do whatever I waaannnt yappiiii

My skin is sucks and even i use hydration cleanser and moisturizer my cheeks are still dry , my forehead and nose are oily but my cheeks are so dry , if i put a moisturizer on them it**’**s disappear in just minutes!!
Idk what the problem is
I tried to use CeraVe oil control moisturizer and i tried to use doctor althea 345 and it still dryyyyy
And it feels like a paper

I really need that challenge bc i have finals in 2 days 😭🥀

I hate it so much, it**’s been 3 years I’**m dealing with a anxiety attacks , when its come its ruin my day, but the weird thing, my anxiety attacks are more physical than mental they usually start with physical symptoms rather than racing anxious thoughts , i do have anxious thoughts but they are much less intense than the physical symptoms my anxiety causes

I**’m a second-year high school student, and my finals are in 4 days. I’ve been dealing with this problem for years, and I’m honestly getting desperate.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t stay focused while studying. I’ll open a lesson on my iPad, and somehow, a few minutes later, I find myself scrolling Instagram or doing something completely unrelated. Sometimes I don’t even pick up my phone. I just get distracted by my own thoughts and end up talking to myself instead of studying.
The frustrating part is that I don’t struggle with understanding the material. I learn things pretty quickly, but I can’t focus long enough to actually study properly. A single lesson can take me an entire day because I keep getting distracted.
This has been happening for years. I’ve had exams where I barely studied at all and ended up relying on memorizing past papers just to get average grades. The problem affects other parts of my life too, but I can usually force myself to focus if I have to. Studying feels almost impossible.
I’ve tried a lot of things:
Studying early in the day.
Pomodoro with different time intervals **(25, 35, 50 minutes, even longer sessions).
Watching lesson explanations.
Active recall and writing down everything I remember.
Deleting or blocking distracting apps.
Putting my iPad away.
None of it has really worked. I either get distracted by my phone or by my own thoughts, and I keep procrastinating by telling myself I’ll eat, take a break, and come back later… then I never do.
The worst part is that it’s making me feel completely helpless whenever I sit down to study. I know I’m capable of understanding the material, but I just can’t seem to stay focused long enough to get through it.
Has anyone experienced something similar? What actually helped you? I’m looking for practical advice that made a real difference, especially if you’**ve struggled with this for a long time

I**’m a second-year high school student, and my finals are in 4 days. I’ve been dealing with this problem for years, and I’m honestly getting desperate.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t stay focused while studying. I’ll open a lesson on my iPad, and somehow, a few minutes later, I find myself scrolling Instagram or doing something completely unrelated. Sometimes I don’t even pick up my phone. I just get distracted by my own thoughts and end up talking to myself instead of studying.
The frustrating part is that I don’t struggle with understanding the material. I learn things pretty quickly, but I can’t focus long enough to actually study properly. A single lesson can take me an entire day because I keep getting distracted.
This has been happening for years. I’ve had exams where I barely studied at all and ended up relying on memorizing past papers just to get average grades. The problem affects other parts of my life too, but I can usually force myself to focus if I have to. Studying feels almost impossible.
I’ve tried a lot of things:
Studying early in the day.
Pomodoro with different time intervals (25, 35, 50 minutes, even longer sessions).
Watching lesson explanations.
Active recall and writing down everything I remember.
Deleting or blocking distracting apps.
Putting my iPad away.
None of it has really worked. I either get distracted by my phone or by my own thoughts, and I keep procrastinating by telling myself I’ll eat, take a break, and come back later… then I never do.
The worst part is that it’s making me feel completely helpless whenever I sit down to study. I know I’m capable of understanding the material, but I just can’t seem to stay focused long enough to get through it.
Has anyone experienced something similar? What actually helped you? I need practical advice that made a real difference, especially if you’**ve struggled with this for a long time.

I**’m a second-year high school student, and my finals are in 4 days. I’ve been dealing with this problem for years, and I’m honestly getting desperate.
No matter how hard I try, I can’t stay focused while studying. I’ll open a lesson on my iPad, and somehow, a few minutes later, I find myself scrolling Instagram or doing something completely unrelated. Sometimes I don’t even pick up my phone. I just get distracted by my own thoughts and end up talking to myself instead of studying.
The frustrating part is that I don’t struggle with understanding the material. I learn things pretty quickly, but I can’t focus long enough to actually study properly. A single lesson can take me an entire day because I keep getting distracted.
This has been happening for years. I’ve had exams where I barely studied at all and ended up relying on memorizing past papers just to get average grades. The problem affects other parts of my life too, but I can usually force myself to focus if I have to. Studying feels almost impossible.
I’ve tried a lot of things:
Studying early in the day.
Pomodoro with different time intervals (25, 35, 50 minutes, even longer sessions).
Watching lesson explanations.
Active recall and writing down everything I remember.
Deleting or blocking distracting apps.
Putting my iPad away.
None of it has really worked. I either get distracted by my phone or by my own thoughts, and I keep procrastinating by telling myself I’ll eat, take a break, and come back later… then I never do.
The worst part is that it’s making me feel completely helpless whenever I sit down to study. I know I’m capable of understanding the material, but I just can’t seem to stay focused long enough to get through it.
Has anyone experienced something similar? What actually helped you? I’m looking for practical advice that made a real difference, especially if you’**ve struggled with this for a long time.

According to empirical research, what differences have been found between parents with psychopathic traits and parents with narcissistic traits in their parenting behaviors and their children**’**s psychological outcomes?

I don**’t know why, but my memory is really weird , I have a very good working memory and I can memorize facts , information , dreams , and random details pretty easily if I actually try , But when it comes to my own life , it’s like my brain just deletes everything
I’ve realized that I’ve forgotten almost everything that happened to me during 2024 and 2025 , I can only remember a few random snapshots , and even those are blurry and incomplete
It honestly bothers me a lot. Sometimes I want to think back to happy moments in my life to make myself feel better, but when I search my memory , there’s just .. nothing there , It’**s like those years never happened