Thread: What happened? Post Your WILD Attempts, Good or Bad, Here

^^ That's a pretty decent attempt, Buckey -- I can only add a couple of notes about time...

Three tries is not very many; give it a few more before you get concerned. Also, 20 minutes is not a long time; if you find yourself taking an hour and a half or more to fall asleep, then you should become concerned and maybe move look to DILD for your transition to LD.

But until then, stick to your WBTB pattern until you are sure you can't get back to sleep... 3 hrs is not a long time to sleep, so you might be too early in your sleep cycle if you WBTB then, inviting a return to extra NREM and other difficulties.

WILD is a game of patience, if nothing else. So be patient: give yourself a few (or many) more attempts before disappointment sets in, and be willing to hold still for up to 2hrs before giving up. Both of those things can be annoying, but they are worth the effort -- especially when you seem to be doing everything else correctly!

Originally Posted by Sageous

^^ That's a pretty decent attempt, Buckey -- I can only add a couple of notes about time...

Three tries is not very many; give it a few more before you get concerned. Also, 20 minutes is not a long time; if you find yourself taking an hour and a half or more to fall asleep, then you should become concerned and maybe move look to DILD for your transition to LD.

But until then, stick to your WBTB pattern until you are sure you can't get back to sleep... 3 hrs is not a long time to sleep, so you might be too early in your sleep cycle if you WBTB then, inviting a return to extra NREM and other difficulties.

WILD is a game of patience, if nothing else. So be patient: give yourself a few (or many) more attempts before disappointment sets in, and be willing to hold still for up to 2hrs before giving up. Both of those things can be annoying, but they are worth the effort -- especially when you seem to be doing everything else correctly!

Thanks for the reply! I just thought once you hit that 20 minute mark that not much would happen afterwards. That helps more.

Also, I feel like I will have more of a chance to LD with the WILD method. DILD, personally, seems like a much harder method because you're basically leaving it up to your brain whether you lucid. With WILD, it seems more like you are the one who gets to decide, "Hey, I am going to physically choose to put myself into a Lucid Dream."

If I have to wait two hours, then that's what I'll do. I just assumed after twenty minutes it's go big or go home. >.<