Thread: WILD question (I think)

Hello everyone. I've got a few experiences to share, and a couple of questions to ask.

First of all, this is my first time actually posting here. I discovered this site through another one via my Stumbleupon toolbar (the best extension I have for firefox). I have been interested in lucid dreaming since I heard of them from a friend a few years ago.

My first experience with them was a DILD; I was in my backyard on a little playset I used to have when I was a kid with a few friends, and I spontaneously realized I was dreaming. I looked at my hands, and they looked perfectly normal, so I decided as a reality check I would try to shoot blue fire from my hands. I threw my hands out in front of me, but nothing happened. My friends told me I wasn't dreaming and to stop acting stupid, and I lost lucidity.

My second and last experience with LDing was earlier today. I have a few days off, so I decided after reading dream journals all day that I would take a long nap and attempt to WILD. I'm not sure if it was actually a WILD or not, because it may have just been a DILD with a false awakening.

Anyway, I was lying in my bed, then suddenly I thought I was dreaming. I tried to move, but I couldn't, so I automatically assumed sleep paralysis. I tried to move my arms, but they started tingling violently, like when they've fallen asleep or gone numb and they're beginning to get feeling. I also had a similar intense feeling in the back of my neck. I eventually was able to get up and stumble around my room. I got to my door and tried to open it/go through it, but I was interrupted by my cat jumping on my bed, and really woke up this time.

My question is has anyone had similar experiences with the tingling I was talking about? Is this related to sleep paralysis, or was it just an unrelated dream I was having?

Whew, I didn't mean to be so long-winded for my first post.