I've been told that pretending to be asleep is an effective way of actually falling asleep; is this a similar principle to the WILD technique, where you trick your brain into thinking your body is asleep?
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I've been told that pretending to be asleep is an effective way of actually falling asleep; is this a similar principle to the WILD technique, where you trick your brain into thinking your body is asleep?
Oh gosh! I am confused... I don't have to pretend to be asleep. I fall asleep the minute my cheek makes contact with the pillow, and a few hours later, I am having all those fascinating dreams.
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...highlight=wild
This is probably the best one to explain it.
Hm... some interesting stuff there!
Sometimes I pretend to be asleep and it tends to work but I do this by relaxing my mind which wouldn't mix too well with WILDing for me. I guess to WILD you do need some level of awareness while letting your body "fall asleep".
I think it's important to make your body act like your asleep just so that your subconscious thinks, "okay, body is asleep, time to start with the dreams!" for a WILD.
I think one of the keys to pretending to be asleep is breathing. If you manage to emulate the slow, deep breathing of sleep, it might trick your body into falling asleep. Also, obviously, trying not to fret too much in bed.
I have trouble with slow deep breathing. For some reason during most of my WILDs INCLUDING successful ones I breathe short and sharp breaths like I've just run a marathon or something. It's weird but I feel like it's more natural than long and slow. Anyone feel the same?
You stole the words right out of my mouth :D I think that being mindful of your breathing (such as mimicking sleep) is a great way to relax while staying focused. That is a key component of WILD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Folqueraine