Thread: yesyesyesyesyes i am so freaking excited right now!

I experienced that ding ding ding when I tried to WILD too. I think those are just hypnagogic sounds, as your body falls asleep you can have some sensory experiences. It may also be the shifting of your hearing from the exterior to the internal, it's that phase when you're about to start sleeping, and your attention does not focus on outside noise anymore, so your mind makes up sounds.

I was a little freaked because I wasn't thinking of lucid dreaming, so yeah

Yea it can get really intense lol. My first WILD I heard my bathroom shaking like a freaking earthquake and then a train sound as if it was over top of me. Then I felt like I was stretched out over a mile a sucked into a black hole. Once it all stopped, all I saw was darkness. So I opened my eyes and found myself in a dream.

Gotta love those transitions!

Just stick with it, know, that they can not hurt you in any way. Soon after you should be in a dream. If it's dark, say something like "lights". Say it loud. I found that it helps, if I practice saying stuff during day out loud. Otherwise when in a dream, I just whisper.

Just out of curiosity, did you do this after a few hours of sleep? Not sure if you know this or not but you have a greater chance of succeeding while doing a WILD if you combine it with WBTB.

Congratulations; if you're aware of what to expect, you won't be too frightened or panicked the next time you experience them. Good luck!

Ara: yes, it was around 1. I went to bed at 8:30.

xD! Sounds like you are getting closer to getting lucid through the WILD technique! Congrats! Just a few more tries and you will improve each time. Best of luck to you!