WILD Questions

[superlox3]

I read the following post on WILD: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ead.php?t=1886 And I have some questions on the method. It says fall asleep for 5-6 hours. Does this mean fall asleep for 5-6 hours for some nights before attempting, or the same night that you are attempting? Would that mean that you need to find a way to wake yourself up after 5-6 hours? Also, it says stay awake for 30-60 minutes. Why exactly is this? If I stay up that long I become the same as I would be normally. Could I just attempt right after I wake up? Thanks in advance for your answers.

[Adam]

Hey a few points to consider from your questions. - When it says fall to sleep for 5-6 hours this is the night you are attempting the WILD - basically you only really sleep in stages 4 and 5 after 5 hours of sleep - all the earlier stages of sleep (1,2 & 3) you don't enter after 5 hours - so we say to wake up after 5 so predominately you are REM sleep after this time and in increased chance of successfully achieving a WILD - You dont have to stay awake for 30-60 minutes - this is just one version of the technique. When I WILD I am only awake for 5-7 minutes, this is because that is the amount of time which works well for me. You just have to try it and vary to what works best for you If you have any more questions please ask Adam.

[Barns]

I'd say experimenting is the best way. My best WILDs are in the morning (set your alarm a bit early)

[FooFightersKid]

i dont go for that whole 30-60 minutes bullshit. cause im one of those guys that if im up for that long i cant get back to sleep and its frustrating. what i do, is i have my motorolla phone which has 5 alarms on it. i have one at 6, then 630, then 7, then 730, then 8. after the first one goes off, i just relax and try to stare at the hypnagogic imagery and let myself be pulled into the dream. if you do it RIGHT after waking up, itll take probably 1 minute tops to WILD. trouble is, you may be tired enough to fail WILD and just slip into dreamland nonlucid, like i always do. but then again WILD isnt my thing. ive had more luck with DILDs

[superlox3]

Thanks for all the responses, but I have one more question. When you try to WILD, do you want to still be a bit sleepy? Should I stay awake until I'm thinking clearly or try it as soon as I can?

[moe007]

Well for me, i dont get out of bed even. I just snooze the alarm and try to go back to sleep while in the phased out stage already. My problem is that once i get out of bed, i will be too mentally awake to go back to bed. My other problem is that i cant seem to concentrate enough not to move when im that sleepy. Ill start the WILD just fine, then 10 mins later, ill turn to one side because i forgot i was supposed to stay still.