Hi. In some dreams I find myself within a very peculiar environment, lucid or not, that I am curious about. I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about it, why it happens, or how to escape/alter it. Here’ a brief description.
1. There is no color, and it's very dark. Shapes and people are defined mostly by a slight contrast. It's like when you’ve been out in the sunlight then enter a dark space and can’t make anything out.
2. It’s extremely disorienting, with lots of motion, and usually I’m attempting to find my way out of it.
3. It tends to happen in earlier cycles during the night.
4. Mostly it makes me feel panic.

When I’ve become lucid in this stage I’ve tried to create or find light, but have been unsuccessful so far. I’m curious if this is a typical experience for others. When I’ve been lucky enough to WILD, I do not experience this environment, which I find odd considering it seems like some stage of sleep wherein my brain has not correctly lit the environment...IOW, using WILD it seems reasonable to think I should pass through this stage on my way to a fully formed dream. But that doesn't happen. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or feedback!