Thread: FILD questions

Originally Posted by erible

I heard that FILDs are shorter if you do it later in the night. How many hours after sleep do you do it? and how many seconds later do you do the RC once FILD is started?

I dont know what time in the night I FILD because I cant look at a clock when attempting it. it usually works better when im napping or have slept for a long time though. every time i wake up and remember to LD, I try it. i dont see HI like you do. when i FILD, i wait until i can actually feel my fingers moving or until i feel vibrations before i do an RC. if it works, i open my eyes into my dream bed. this can take from 30 seconds to a minute. if you see images, i guess wait until it becomes a surrounding environment before you RC.

Originally Posted by cytotoxicT

I dont know what time in the night I FILD because I cant look at a clock when attempting it. it usually works better when im napping or have slept for a long time though. every time i wake up and remember to LD, I try it. i dont see HI like you do. when i FILD, i wait until i can actually feel my fingers moving or until i feel vibrations before i do an RC. if it works, i open my eyes into my dream bed. this can take from 30 seconds to a minute. if you see images, i guess wait until it becomes a surrounding environment before you RC.

Do you just naturally wake up after dreams and do it? or just whenever you wake up?
what do you mean you wait until you actually feel your fingers moving?
how long did it take you to successfully FILD?

Originally Posted by erible

Do you just naturally wake up after dreams and do it? or just whenever you wake up?
what do you mean you wait until you actually feel your fingers moving?
how long did it take you to successfully FILD?

well i had a bit of a break from LDing, but i used to use autosuggestion and do it when i woke up naturally. since then (in the past month), ive been having trouble waking up and not moving. i have started trying to use an alarm clock that dismisses automatically. but i seem to roll over before i even register that an alarm is going off. i still need to work on getting back into LDing shape. now i do it mostly after i DILD so i know that i am waking up and can chain them together. i have a different method also. the tutorials here usually have your fingers do the piano key thing. your fingers dont actually move, but it keeps you focused. i try and pretend that i am rubbing my hands together. i would practice it during the day by rubbing my hands and then imagining the same sensation. when i FILD, i imagine the feeling and eventually i would notice that i am actually rubbing my hands together. then i know i am dreaming. however, sometimes the vibrations come first and then i do an RC. im not sure how long it took me. i originally tried to do regular WILDs or DEILDs with some visualization. then i noticed i was more of a tactile person, so i started to imagine physical sensations more than images. i didnt even know it was a method until after i did it. then the tutorials helped me to perfect it. you sound like you are on the right track though