Thread: How do you calm your heartbeat?

I have been doing really well with my WILD attempts. Sometimes I can get SP but other times I cant though. When I try to WILD sometimes my heart beats really fast right as SP is about to hit.(when the wave of numbness swarms your body). How can I stop my heart from beating so fast? I tried to calmy breathe but SP stops and only my feet and hands remain numb. any tips/ideas on keeping my heartbeat relaxed?

Hm. I say use patience. How long have you been trying to WILD? If you keep it up for a few months, this initial physical excitement will die down on its own (habituation).

You could try meditation before a WILD attempt. I highly recommend it. It will make it easier for the body to fall asleep, and, depending on the meditation you use, could serve as preparation for a DILD in case your WILD attempt fails.

I have been having this same problem. I haven't been specifically trying to WILD but as im drifting off to sleep my body starts to slip away but I can feel my pulse throughout my whole body. any help?

Slow breathing or holding your breath (but not for too long) calms your breath. I tried different breathing techniques with what I think is called a stethoscope. Even when you breath in, but slow, your heart is fast, stopping your breathing for a few seconds calms the heart rate.

I have a small ticking clock that I put on my chest and I feel like my heart syncs up with it. Well maybe it's in my head but it always calms me

i get that EXACT feeling. numbness, heaviness, tinglies, racing heart.

i think i might actucaly be a phsycological thing. because i didnt so much feel my heart rate speed up (i think it did a bit though).
i feels more like the heartbeats a really strong, bam bam....bam bam.....bam bam.....smasing against the inside of my rib cage.


but i think this is part of the senses acting funny eg hearing sounds, feeling vibrations