Pain in ribs while doing FILD

**CloudySunshine** · 06-05-2013 05:59 PM

When I wake up in the middle of the night and start moving my fingers for FILD, everything will be going fine and i'll start hearing buzzing in my ears and seeing starts of pictures in my eyes, but then all of a sudden a horrible pain will show up in the ribs on the left side of my body and I have to stop because it hurts so much. EVERY TIME! Does anyone else get this or have any ideas on why it happens or how to stop it? Thank you!

**hurricane1124** · 06-05-2013 06:17 PM

Never experienced that before but I'm sure it happens to other people too.

**Scionox** · 06-05-2013 09:14 PM

I don't know much about FILD, but maybe the position you are sleeping in is uncomfortable? Also i don't think repetitive movement while falling asleep does any good as well, from what i heard for FILD you need to do movement mentally, not physically. Alternatively what you are experiencing can also be just hypnogogic hallucination, try not to think about it and just fall asleep while keeping awareness.

**jblb2424** · 06-05-2013 09:27 PM

I second what Checker666 said. Hypnogogic Hallucinations can have tactile effects as well, so as long as you do not pay much attention to it, and focus intently on reaching the dream state, it might dissapear on its own