Thread: WILD Help

Welcome to another WILD help topic!

I have tried to WILD several times. Just last night I woke up about 5 hours after going to sleep. I stayed up for about 10 minutes as I wrote down some dreams and got a glass of water, among other things. I lie down and try to relax and remain conscious. I am doing just fine except for one issue – nothing ever happens!

I was lying there for nearly two hours. I never got HI, SP, vibrations, etc. Yes, I became somewhat numb from the lack of movement, but I could do that during the day if I want. Nothing different happened and I felt that I did it perfectly. I even prevented myself from consciously swallowing (which usually disrupts the process). I just let it happen by itself. I didn’t even get tricked into moving when my body tried to tell me it was uncomfortable. I did everything and yet for two hours nothing happened nor seemed like it was going to.

I stopped trying because the daylight was already creeping in and I wanted at least one more hour of sleep. I did manage a lucid, though brief, but I would rather learn to WILD.

Any advice?

Should I remain awake for less time prior to attempting it (which will probably make me fall asleep instead of remain conscious)?

Just a few notes: I am not a lucid dream novice. I have had over 60 but never through a proper WILD. I have woken up and willed myself back into a dream, consciously transferring into it, which I suppose would be a WILD.

I have also experienced SP, HI, and vibrations, so I know what I am looking for. I just can’t experience them by WILDing. They are usually accidents when I wake up in the middle of REM or on the verge of it.