Hey guys!

I've been lucid dreaming all of my life without truly knowing what it was until a few years ago. Recently I have started to try techniques in order to achieve a LD status without needing to rely on DILD. All my life I have also experienced SP, and have always been terrified of it. After reading about WILD I have been contemplating trying it out if I ever had some time away from work; today was the day.

I knew that I would be able to do it because of my past so I decided to put my fear of SP hallucinations aside and I jumped into bed and started to relax. I started counting and made it to about 60 or 70 before seeing visuals and hearing audio. I slowed my breathing even more, relaxed and let my body do what it needed to do. A few moments went by and I felt the infamous shock feelings (which is the best way to describe it) and felt myself flying upwards. I opened my eyes and I was in my room. At this point I saw my dog was still lying with me so I did a quick RC and realized I was in a dream. I jumped out of bed and felt like someone was behind me. I tried to turn to see the figure with no such luck. At this point I got a little nervous so I decided to fly through the roof and upon reaching the roof found it to be solid. (Which is frustrating because in DILD's I have no trouble flying through anything)

The dream started to fade so I rubbed my hands which did not work...spinning had no reaction either. Next thing I knew I was back in my bed w/ my dog. I tried to move but SP was still active. Almost immediately after realizing this my door opened and a man walked into my room and started screaming at me, just inches from my face. I tried screaming, moving, anything I could think of with no avail. I closed my eyes and tried to slip back into a dream but every time I opened my eyes I would have a FA and another terrifying hallucination in front of me.

I understand that some people are able to have enjoyable experiences utilizing the WILD technique, however i do not believe I will ever use it again. Unless someone can give me tips on how to stay calm during the 2 shocks, and also with limiting the unpleasant hallucinations during SP...I don't think I will try it again.

I guess I am spoiled since I have been lucid several times a week since a kid, so my only advice to dreamers who are trying is don't give up. Also as unpleasant as WILD was for me it was definitely an experience. It was fairly indescribable. Keep trying because it is worth going through at least once, and from what it seems a lot of people on here use WILD often without negative consequences.

I really just wanted to vent for a bit, but I would love to hear people's suggestions on overcoming the SP hallucinations. I would like to use WILD considering I achieved Lucidity with it my first attempt. I just need to get past the fear.