Grrrrrrr... so close yet so far!?!?

**Yungen** · 09-25-2010 09:30 AM

Ok, so last night I woke up at around 4:00 so I decided to try WILDing. I'm not quite sure if you're allowed to move or not, but I did, to turn the alarm off. Anyway, I laid really still and after about 15 minutes I sort of felt disconnected from my body, for one moment I actually thought "Oh No!!!

I've moved! It's ruined!" but then I thought "How can I have moved, I'm laying completely still! What's this got to do with a ruler anyway? (I was feeling that I was measuring something)". Anyway, there was the very heavy lead blanket feeling over my legs and I accidentally started to panic a little (well, quite a lot lol

) so I moved. And I tried again but it didn't work

. Was this (partly) successful WILDing?

**moongrass** · 09-26-2010 12:36 AM

yeah I would say you were close, just try and stay relaxed, iv had many failed attempts that were similar where it feels like u start doing something its almost like a dream....

**insideout** · 09-26-2010 03:08 AM

Sounds like you were getting there. It's important to stay calm, and don't worry about it. I like to think of it as allowing something to happen, rather than trying to achieve something. Theoretically, it helps ease my anxiety and doubt. Although I still have trouble with WILDing.

**moongrass** · 09-26-2010 03:18 AM

thats sounds like a good way of looking at it, thankyou!

**AFYTXR** · 09-26-2010 06:57 PM

I've read that if you want to have more chance of becoming lucid by doing the WILD technique you should stay awake a little while before going back to sleep. If you go to sleep immediately you have more chance of having an OBE, but not a lucid dream. If you stay awake in your bedroom for a little while (don't turn on the lights). And then go back to do the WILD technique you have more chances of becoming lucid. Try the lucidology quick start guide in the link below to help you do this. (Also try lucidology 101).
How To Trick Your Body Into Falling Asleep To Have Your First OBEs And Lucid Dreams In The Minimum Amount Of Time

**Yungen** · 09-26-2010 07:18 PM

Ok. Thanks to AFYTXR, Moongrass and insideout for helping me with this. I'll try them tonight

**moongrass** · 09-26-2010 07:50 PM

I thought an OBE was just a LD in were you dont feel a dream character?

**AFYTXR** · 02-29-2012 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by moongrass

I thought an OBE was just a LD in were you dont feel a dream character?

In an OBE your dream that you are out of your body but in your room or wherever you are sleeping, supposedly you can see yourself. By the way ignore the lucidology thing I posted, I've heard that some parts are fake etc. Try Lucidipedia.com however, it allows you to have an awesome online dream journal.