FILD help

[ageofthunder]

Hey I need a bit of help okay for the past 4 nights I've been trying FILD but to no avail. I always do the finger thing but when I try to RC, it just does not work! BUT I found that if I just keep doing it and don't RC, that I get this weird sort of tingly-numb sensation in my feet and it slowly creeps up my legs, and usually it stops there but the past 2 nights it has gone further. Tonight I reached a point where my whole body had a completely different feeling, it felt like my body was pulsing, and my heart rate increased at the speeds of light and I would've assumed sleep paralysis, but my two fingers were still moving. I tried to RC but ONCE AGAIN it did not work and it slowly wore off. After that I tried again and the tingly-numb sensation went all throughout my body and it felt extremely tense, I released and I felt all weird and after a few seconds I tried a RC but it didn't work and at this point I was just annoyed. Also during all of that I had an insanely annoying swallowing reflex, even though there was no saliva in my mouth it still swallowed (it was this night only)

[ageofthunder]

please respond....i think my problem is i cant keep from having an internal monologue. is there anyway to stop internal monologue? can i make a monotone hum in my head or will that not work either?

[Zyangur]

Keep trying . You said that you've been trying for the past 4 nights, but you should keep trying and practicing longer because 4 days isn't really enough to decide if something is or isn't right for you. Don't be afraid to take a night or two off from focusing on it too. I would also work towards DILDs (if you are not already) while you are practicing FILD because even if you don't succeed in an attempt with FILD, you could end up having a DILD instead.

[AstralMango]

What time are you doing FILD? If you're doing it at the beginning of your sleep it won't work.

[ageofthunder]

What time are you doing FILD? If you're doing it at the beginning of your sleep it won't work. no i didnt do it right away i know that man i do it at either 3am or 4am two nights i did it at 4am the other three nights i did it at 3am (including last night) last night was also my least successful FILD... I couldn't keep focus. I'd notice my mind drifting to thinking about german panzers and that my fingers weren't moving (right before i went to bed i listened to a song about them)

[PKJacker]

If you're doing it at the beginning of your sleep it won't work. Just pointing out here that it's not impossible for it to happen at the beginning of sleep, just harder to do. Also 4 days isn't that long to get used to all the feelings and get a nice LD so just keep trying and you'll get there. It sounds like you're definitely getting somewhere though with the sensations.