Hey guys,

So lately I've been taking more notice of HI, the little pictures and such that I get before a full-fledged dream occurs. As I've practiced this as a sort of awareness exercise, I've managed to become momentarily lucid during these tiny little dreamlets, momentarily meaning I wake up immediately. Sometimes, however, a dream begins to occur and I catch myself then, but I still wake up. I hope to be able to achieve a WILD sometime, but when I continue to get alarmed by these quick dreams it makes it pretty hard to try and slide in.

These were my main questions. Should I continue to try and remain aware of HI, or is that counterproductive? Is becoming lucid during HI a normal way to have a complete LD? And finally, how is one supposed to really "slide into" a WILD? I have a hard time understanding this concept. Some explain it with "dream bodies" and "real bodies" which I just don't comprehend, and then some say it's a bumpy ride with HI everywhere, begging you for attention. Can someone put the single step of entering a WILD into a nutshell?

Thank you,
Jelly