Thread: What Stops Your WILD Attempts

Originally Posted by Maxis

Most WILDers don't experience SP, in fact I think it's a symptom of some outside sleeping disorder or something (read it somewhere, can't remember from where) or just a rarity that happens very occasionally or sometimes like in your case you wake up into it before your brain realizes you're awake. I don't fully understand it, but I do know SP doesn't happen in most WILD attempts. I've had both cases (having it during WILD and waking up into it) and I think SP in both cases is very similar, so even if you get SP during a WILD attempt and you've had it before and were fine with it then, you shouldn't experience any problems. It's also good to remind yourself that there's really nothing to be afraid of--it can't hurt you and the fear comes from feeling paralyzed which is what causes the awful hallucinations, but ignoring these hallucinations or how you feel and say, thinking of your LDing goals helps to overcome this.

WILD is definitely worth a shot if you're up for something new, I like the vividity of WILD dreams and the high consciousness levels since you do it starting from when you're awake. Even if you try it out once or twice and find it's not your cup of tea, you can at least say you've tried it.

Thank you! The biggest challenge to making a WILD successful is overcoming the dead zone. What is the dead zone?



It is the stage in sleep where you can suddenly loose consciousnesses if you aren't alert or expecting it. It can come quickly and when you least expect it. It usually comes around five minutes or so while trying to sleep. There is no sign of it when is going to happen, you just hold on as you know its coming. Try your very best to make it through the dead zone.