Hello everyone,

I am new to lucid dreaming and have been attempting WILDs, so far none have been successful (i think). I notice that when I get far into the attempt and am just on the edge of entering a dream I will wake up, and everything seems very dreamlike for a little bit. I do some RCs to see if im experiencing a false awakening and they always fail, so i conclude that I am actually awake, but for 10 to 15 minutes after awakening i become daze, dizzy, numb and extremely paranoid, and will be startled very easily by the things that usually comfort me most(i.e. my dog). Has anyone ever experienced something similar, or is it unusual. This makes me scared of what might happen if i do actually attain lucidity.