Thread: Help with WILD and SP

So I've had a bunch of DILDs by this point but I want to learn how to WILD. I've tried it a few times in the afternoon but have always ended up falling asleep. I've started doing every night before bed and have had almost no success. I usually use the Clarity tutorial for WILDs and I've gotten relatively close I think. I usually get to the point where my body is numb and tingly (NOT paralyzed). And just for the record, I've never had HI and I doubt that I'm even able to because I don' know if I've ever been close. This is where I need help.

First question:
When you are in sleep paralysis, are you actually paralyzed? That sounds dumb but I've felt heavy and tingly but not really paralyzed. I've tested to see if I was actually paralyzed and I could move my finger or foot or whatever. So basically, how do you know when you are in sleep paralysis?

Ok so what generally happens is that I get numb and tingly and I start to feel the "shift" that Clarity talks about, that feeling that you are falling. Just last night I felt that once and decided to see what happened next. I didn't try to roll over or anything. Then it just went away and I just felt tingly again. I waited, did more reverse blinking and then had it again. This time I actually tried to sit up and I sat up for real and was very dissappointed. So next question:

After a long time I see swirls faint purple lightish things. Are these hypnogogic images?

Next question:

What do you do when you feel the falling sensation? Should I try to do something active? Or should I wait and something will happen?

And last:

If I cannot (or at least have not) had HI, how can I have a WILD if I'm not able to use that as the transition into the lucid dream?


Also just for the record, I've tried to do WILD after waking up after like 3-4 hours but have had just as bad luck as I tend to just fall asleep right away. Thanks I know its very long but I'd really appreciate some help as I am very frustrated! Thanks guys for putting up with a newbie!