Ugggh! so frustrating!

[agent509]

I have tried for hours today to have a WILD. I am working on DILDS and DEILDS as much as I can, but that takes time, and I'd like a technique I can use now. I have tried every technique I can think of, from just falling asleep while watching the light patterns I see (ended up just slipping in and out of consciousness, no success there) to imagining myself sinking into my mattress, to the classic count up while laying completely still. I even tried my own technique of imagining myself floating on water that is constantly rising, and then falling through the surface and sinking to the bottom. nothing is working! I lay there as long as I can until I either drift in and out of consciousness, or get so bored I cant stand it! What am I missing!!!

[ld411]

Stay confident and keep a DJ! Everyone has a dry spell, but don't worry you will eventually get out of it. I once had a dry spell for about 2-3 months and after that I decided to get more motivated and stay confident and ended up having about 4 lucid dreams in one week!

[Elucive]

Dude, these things take time. Especially WILDS. Some people don't get them after months of trying. Be patient.

[Ladusence]

I know kind of how you feel, I've been trying a lot lately with only 1 semi-succesfull attempt. The thing which made it work for me (at least I think it was) was repeating in my head "I am entering a dream" after I started hearing noices and feeling weird.

[Puffin]

I understand how frustrated you are, I'm going through a WILD dryspell right now, and it's been more than a month. But this week I managed to hit sleep paralysis twice, though, because I decided not to think too much about WILDing, and instead just think about it in the back of my head. I didn't put much effort into the WILDing aspect, just trying to relax and breathe deeply. Maybe this can help you, too. Good luck!

[Elucive]

Exactly puffin. And that's how WILDs should be done. Just going to sleep normally with an extra twist, it takes a lot of practice.

[agent509]

I just wish I could have just one lucid dream. I've only had 1 or 2 and those were only semi-lucid, and only lasted about 30 seconds.

[Hukif]

But thats normal when you start, being short and all <.< Plus, all techniques take time and effort, so really, going for WILD while trying other stuff will only build up stress.