Thread: Hypnopompic Sleep Paralysis - whilst falling to sleep?

Yes, this was in fact how I first learned to LD. It tooks months though. I had no books, friends, internet or any help whatsoever. I am glad to finally hear of someone who can do this as well

To answer your first question would require a bunch of details on your exhaustion level, whether or not you drank the previous night, and other things that may have affected your REM intensity. You may just have a natural talent, in which case I would ask: do you find WBTB to be as easy as I do? Or about the same?

I find that WILDing at the start of the night takes the most meditation, but that after four hours of sleep it is second nature.

As far as the way you did it I am in the dark....that is the state I usually project in my room from; the "OBE" type of experience, and it only happens after an LD in my case; the hypnopompic state as you describe.

Ah, awesome!

It is hard to WILD as one is going to sleep for the night but it isn't impossible. If I'm exhausted enough I can slip right into a lucid dream when I lay down for core sleep. I don't get the SP though, just slip right into a lucid dream. It's very rare that I have done this and I noticed it only happens when I'm dog tired, I lay down and zip right into a lucid dream.

Originally Posted by Never

Yes, this was in fact how I first learned to LD. It tooks months though. I had no books, friends, internet or any help whatsoever. I am glad to finally hear of someone who can do this as well

To answer your first question would require a bunch of details on your exhaustion level, whether or not you drank the previous night, and other things that may have affected your REM intensity. You may just have a natural talent, in which case I would ask: do you find WBTB to be as easy as I do? Or about the same?

I find that WILDing at the start of the night takes the most meditation, but that after four hours of sleep it is second nature.

As far as the way you did it I am in the dark....that is the state I usually project in my room from; the "OBE" type of experience, and it only happens after an LD in my case; the hypnopompic state as you describe.

I was not exhausted but I was pretty tired. I didn't drink the night before either - it was just a pretty normal nights sleep. I find WBTB to be very easy to be honest, although don't bother with it too much as i like my sleep too much!

Originally Posted by Vex Kitten

Ah, awesome!

It is hard to WILD as one is going to sleep for the night but it isn't impossible. If I'm exhausted enough I can slip right into a lucid dream when I lay down for core sleep. I don't get the SP though, just slip right into a lucid dream. It's very rare that I have done this and I noticed it only happens when I'm dog tired, I lay down and zip right into a lucid dream.

I think it is mainly down to me being tired, I was more tired than normal, so maybe that had something to do with it...

I think I will try again soon to see if I can do it again, maybe when I am not so tired