Did I have a hypnogogic hallucination?

[TheLucidDragon]

I went to bed last night, set my intention to have a lucid dream (didn't) and whilst I was falling asleep I could hear someone whispering in my ear, then I heard conversations a little distanced and echoed as if I was hearing them from a different world (dream world probably) but I panicked and tried preventing myself from sleep paralysis (even though you can get to lucid dreaming this way, although you don't have to) by moving my legs or fingers which stopped the audio hallucinations. A little while later I was still awake and I gave up and just let sleep come naturally without thinking so I didn't end up lucid. Are there any other ways of trying to do a WILD without paralysing/realizing I'm paralysed (I wasn't intending to, it just felt like I was). I've heard of the FILD (Finger Induced Lucid Dreaming) but I don't really know how to do it properly. I need something simple so I can remember how to do it, because many videos I watch on these things are long and complex and a little hard to remember, I am a beginner lucid dreaming (in terms of learning to lucid dream) so I want to start off with something simple. I do RCs daily just in case I have a DILD and I've noticed a couple of dream signs (flying and fire/fire magic). I've heard you can control hypnogogic hallucinations, I've heard that for visual and I'm scared of opening my eyes if I did, I've done it unwillingly once I think, I thought of a song or conversation and it almost seemed real and vivid.

[RandomHaxor]

A few days ago I woke up in the morning to do a WILD. I sat up for about 30 seconds to a minute, cleared my mind, lay down, and began my WILD. I was visualizing a dream and felt like I was sort of "sucked" into it and the quality went from blurry to extremely vivid. Sadly, I was so excited that I woke up and I think I woke up in REM atonia and had auditory hallucinations. I heard a kind of "wubwubwubwubwubwubwub" noise for about ten seconds and then it ended and I got up. So yes, it is possible to have a WILD without being in sleep paralysis/REM atonia/whatever it's called. Good luck!

[bunster4]

Sounds like hypnogogic hallucination to me. Hope this video helps. It helped me lots Step by Step Guide to FILD (Finger Induced Lucid Dreaming) - YouTube

[TheLucidDragon]

I love Giz's videos, I'll check it out

[RandomHaxor]

I love Giz's videos, I'll check it out I just watched like all of his videos that relate to lucid dreaming, I'll definitely be trying some of the stuff he talks about in them...planning to try his FILD method tonight