Here is a fear I had. Every time I was about to enter a WILD through rolling out of body into a dream I got scared something would possess my body. But then one night I was having sleep paralysis of a night terror. The thing felt like it was right there. I instinctively rolled out of body and next thing I knew I was in a lucid dream. When I woke up and journaled the dream, I realized, hey, I wasn't possessed. I'm not possessed now. Nothing harmed me. I just had a dream.

It was similar the first time I relaxed during a night terror instead of freaking out. I really didn't believe it would be okay until I experienced it.

So I guess eventually you will probably become lucid and go a little further into it. And then wake up and realize, hey, nothing bad happened. But yeah I wouldn't have trusted anyone who told me it was safe. Until I almost "accidentally" experienced it myself. In my case intellectualizing it helped prepare me but when the moment came along those fearful instincts were still right there.

What do you think will happen if you didn't wake up?