Thread: Failed attempt at WILD

Well I tried WILD again this morning, for the second time now. This time I tried waking up after 5 hours of sleep instead of doing it as I went to bed. The first time I did it I think I halfway acheived something because my body got all tingly and I was creating this little storyline thing in my head as I lay there, but eventually just gave up and went to sleep after like an hour. This morning I woke up to my alarm, got up for about 45 minutes and read posts on here, and then got back in my back, the thing is I couldn't get myself to stay still I was really fidgety and felt like I had to keep moving. At first I laid there for like 15 minutes but I just didn't feel comfortable and had to move around, I tried to just relax but it wouldn't work.

~Corbin

dont feel bad, i fail alllllll tha time too. hasnt worked once for me yet... i guess i dont have enough concetration usually or something.
Or maybe its cuz i dont listen exactly to what tha people here say to do such as, like u said, sleep 5 hrs. wake up, then try.

all my tries have been as I fall asleep for tha first time too. It'll happen tho...eventually. I just gotta get more focused.

Keep trying. It take practice. What finally worked for me was to relax and let go like I do when trying to fall asleep and then catch myself just as I am about to go under and begin counting.

Timing is tricky though and most of the time, I just fall asleep. One good thing though is that I don't feel too sleep deprived, just disappointed when that happens.

I was thinking of trying this but I wasn’t sure if it would work:

Why not set an alarm for 45 min. Like a quiet little watch that goes off by itself, then you could have some idea how long you have been lying their. I guess it might mess you up though. What do you think?

Originally posted by IAmCorbin
I couldn't get myself to stay still I was really fidgety and felt like I had to keep moving. At first I laid there for like 15 minutes but I just didn't feel comfortable and had to move around

The same problem i have i managed to stay still once, and once your body relaxes, you dont feel like moving anymore... You just dont want to move, because your body is like locked you can move, but you dont want to do it then i had some HI, but i need to go to bathroom, bah...

i have that kind of problem. if i wake up then stay awake for any amount of time, no matter how tired i am, i have alot of trouble going to sleep again.

Rabbit,

That was EXACTLY the problem I was having when I was learning. I found that what worked for me was to make a quick trip to the bathroom and only partially wake up. I didn't turn the lights on, but instead would just sit quietly and think through some difficult problem, like a math problem or such.

When I returned to bed, it would then be easier to WILD. The best time for me seems to be after exactly 7 hours of sleep, less than that and I will either lay there awake, or fall asleep