Originally Posted by sanctum
Thanks for your advice -- it's good to know it's not just me. Except for one small problem...I never remember what my last dream was! Or if I was even dreaming. Whenever I DEILD, I just sort of come to my senses in a hazy half-asleep state, and I only assume I was dreaming because I transition back into a dream so quickly.
When I transition, I feel vibrations throughout my body, and that makes it so I can't let go of my body and imagine myself someplace else. I can still feel that I'm lying down on my bed, so I can't imagine myself standing in a field or something.
Oh! That would be a real problem with DEILD (they don't call it Dream Exit Induced LD for nothing). In that case, you might not only be stuck with the waking up process, but you're also in between REM cycles, and your dreaming mind isn't prepared to participate either.
Though this seems a bit of a mess, you still have a couple of options, though it won't be easy.
First, you could work toward actually remembering the dream from which you just emerged (there are guides to help you with this, including a chapter of my own WILD class on DVA, and it might be better to sample them than me trying to write it all here), and using the dream to hold your focus as I noted in my last post.
Second, you could try making those vibrations less of a distraction, perhaps by not seeing them as vibrations, but as a sign that your dream is on the way ... and nothing more. Also, what I said in the last post about pausing would still work here, as it will help you wait for the next REM cycle (in addition to the stuff in my last post, which hasn't changed)
Also, it is possible to visualize, even when you can feel your body. People visualize in waking life (aka daydreaming) all the time, in spite of potential distractions that far outweigh vibrations, and always in the presence of their body; you might consider giving it a shot, as this might help as well.
That's all I got. I'm not sure I was any help, because we might be talking about two different things, but good luck to you in any case!
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