Thread: Epic fail. Five questions.

So I tried to do an actual WILD for the first time last night. I've tried in the past to WILD durring naps. Little luck, only flase awakenings.

Anyway. I went to bed at about 10:20. I set my alarm for 4:20. I woke up to the peaceful opening of Clair de Lune. I got up, got some water, turned off my alarm. I forgot to write down my dreams.

Then I laid on my back. It took me a long time to get comfy in this position. I fall asleep on my right side, so this was kind of strange. I chose to lie like this because it would help me to better focus on my breathing and stuff.. I guess it doesn't matter what position you're in, though?

Question #1: Should I lie in my usual sleeping position when attempting a WILD, or sould I lie in a more... "meditative" position?

Ok. So I started counting my breaths. By about 50 I was getting the urge to move. I resisted. Then I was loosing focus, and started letting my mind wander while still counting my breaths. I might have had a few dream snippets.

Question #2: Is counting alone enough to keep you focused and stop your mind from falling asleep? It seemed to have the reverse effect on me. It was like counting sheep.

I started loosing count and forgetting what comes after 59 or 79 or 89 and so on. Eventually I lost count allthogether and started back at 1.

Then I started having itches on my arms and feet. I ignored them. It was hard. Then my neck felt like it was in a weird position. I ignored that. I kept getting feelings like there were bugs crawling on me. I knew it wasn't real though, so I ignored that.

I kept drifting for what must have been about an hour... I heard my dad get up and get ready for work.

Then I felt this VERY annoying sensation like someone was poking my neck in one spot. I ignored it for a while, and then I got pissed and then just rolled over and fell asleep.

Questions #3-#5: It seems like it was way too much work to stay still. It was pretty damn distracting. I read a few threads that said people can move while attempting to WILD. Is this possible? I'm a person that moves a freaking lot while I sleep. I have never felt SP ever. Isn't this a radical phenominon? I move all over the damn place. Would not trying to stay perfectly still work better in my case?

I lied. I have a 6th question.
How long did it personally take you to have a successful WILD?



.....and THAT, my friends, is why I woke up pissed this morning.