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== Adaptation ==
== Adaptation ==
There are 2 methods to adapt to DC1. The mainstream method is often '''cold turkey''', a straight transition from monophasic sleep. Another method is to first adapt to Segmented sleep and then transition to DC1. Each method has pros and cons.
=== Cold turkey ===
This method mostly benefits naturally Segmented sleepers, who are accustomed to waking up at night or even involuntarily doing Segmented sleep without their own awareness. Non-natural Segmented sleepers can also jump into DC1 cold turkey if there is not enough time to pull off a gradual adaptation, but the adaptation process is considered much more strenuous, except the extended variants. Regardless of the disadvantage, several cold turkey adaptations to DC1 and its extended versions have reported success.
=== Gradual adaptation ===
This adaptation is likely slower than cold turkey, but the transition is designed to be less stressful from an adapted Segmented to a new DC1. However, there is no guaranteed success for DC1, and this method actually has seen lower success rate than the cold turkey method. This is largely due to the amount of time it would take to achieve good results on 2 successive adaptations.
However, for sleepers who have been adapted to Segmented and remain on it for a long time, the transition to DC1 at this point puts them on equal grounds with natural Segmented sleepers who are about to start a DC1 adaptation.
== Alternate variations ==
== Alternate variations ==
