Thread: I Cannot Wild!

i just cant WILD! i can get through the HI and begin going into sleep paralasis, but just as i am about to start to dream and the first images come up i snap back to reality and either open my eyes or go back to HI again. In one attempt i even made it into the transitional phase and started hearing weird noises and dogs barking and stuff, but again i become aware of my physical body and snap out of my dream. Its extremely frustrating, last nite i did this 6-7 times over and over, it just wont work, and im not pushing it either. The6-7 attempts took about 3 hours of just lieing there doing nothing. I also found after trying this so many times, when i gave up and tried to sleep regularly i couldnt sleep anymore and my eyes werent tired. I am now 40+ hours without sleep. What can i do to get through what i think is my transitional phase and get into a LD?

Have you tried any other methods? I believe that WILD is just more difficult for some people than for others. I never had much success with it, but I do pretty well with MILD and WBTB.

I'm not necessarily saying that you should give up on WILDing, but you might find that other methods will simply work better for you.

You know what you problem is, your thinking too hard. Stop it and you'll succeed. Relaxation is what sleep is all about, and so thats the only way you'll be successful.

Try it once a night and get a lot of healthy sleep.

I agree with what the others are saying. Firstly, don't try it for a night or two and get your sleep cycle back on schedule. After you've felt rested you should start practicing again. If you have already experienced the transitional phase of the WILD, then you are VERY close! Dont think about the noises you hear or anything that you might see when you enter this phase. Just imagine you are watching a movie, just roll with it and see what happens.