Dream snippets?

[ezzolucid]

OK, so in my attempts at WILDing, i always encounter something and im unsure exactly what I should really be doing with these little mites. What happens is as I am attempting a WILD (or a SSILD) I have these random brief (5-10 second) mini dreams. I remain concious and then i return alert and continue my mantra. a little while later and more of these short dream snippets occur. Im definatley not lucid when viewing these and Im unsure if I should interact with them or passively observe them and treat them as 'noise' into the decent of sleep. They are like actual real dreams and now swirly patterns and this is why i dont know if they are HI or not. Ive read that if you observe these dreamlets and let them play out then you will lose consciousness. Ive googled for dreamlets and dream snippets but not mush info So should I just ignore these mini dreams and actively try to interact with them? Are they dreams that would completely form when REM kicks in. Thanks for all the advice as this is a piece of the puzzle that I cant nail down yet Ezzo :-_)

[Redrivertears]

Hey, I've often encountered the same. From my personal experience, I actually consider them positive. I think they're the beginning of a dream. When I'm trying to WILD, I will begin getting hypnagogic imagery, which will then turn into those dream snippets you describe. The difference here is that I'm experiencing them with all five senses (my last one was of me standing in front of a fridge, and feeling the cold as I placed my hand inside, and then the deeper cold as I placed it in the freezer). I'll also no longer be aware of my waking surroundings and body. Quite often though, like you, I will snap back to waking at this point. But every so often these dream snippets will develop into a full WILD. -Redrivertears-