Right, i am trying hard at DEILDs and WILDS, but when i try a WILD, everytime i try i am too aware, this morning for example i was in bed since i woke, i was awake for about 15-20 minutes, i then began to start counting my breaths, i was doing this for about an hour, its rediculous, am i too aware, i just cannot get to sleep, i get in the most comfortable position, i'm capable of WILDs but i can never get to sleep and stay awake conciously, i don't even get anywhere near SP, any tips on how to stop this from happening, this kept happenening whenever i tried WBTB aswell, i really need help with this if i am to continue trying these techniques. |
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<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.”</span>
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ok i got a question, can i do a WILD when i go to bed at night and go into a LD, isn't there a period of sleep before the REM period that you cannot dream in, i may be gettingit wrong but basically, can you enter a lucid state and enter a dream when you go to bed after the day, not waking up after 5-6 hours of sleep but the first time you go to bed, thanks |
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ok, that makes alot more sense now, thanks alot Tornado |
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do you think its ok to use the time when i very first go to bed to practice going into SP? i need to practice doing it so i'm more familiar with it when trying in the later hours of the morning? |
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Yup, nothing wrong with practicing, you can do that at any time you want, just work on walking that thin line between staying awake and losing consciousness. :) |
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ok, i've read up on SP and i'm still not sure if i'm getting it, i tried it last night, i waited and i stayed surprisingly aware, my body was entirely numb except part of my head, my eyes were not heavy, i wasn't even tired at about 2 in the morning, i was free to open and close my eyes whilst remaining numb, i also knew that i could stop the numbness by moving which i did eventually but before openening my eyes i had been waiting for something else to happen, nothing did, was this SP? was i close? why was i waiting so long? |
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Usually Sleep Paralysis will be accompanied by other things, such as hypnogoggia or hypnopompia (hallucinations, both visual and audible). Many times (if not all) people seem to panic, specially if they've never experienced the feeling before or really don't understand it. |
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Sounds like you're not tired enough. Try getting up after 4-5 hours of sleep, then staying awake the whole day. Then get up after 4-5 hours of sleep the next day and try it. You should be tired enough by then. |
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Total Dreams - 70
Lucid Count - 26
Same thing happens to me when im counting, but this usually happens at like 30 or 40, its really hard for me to stay concentrated on counting. I usually have to start over 5-6 times. I think this may be why ive never been able to WILD everytime i need to start over counting i become aware. Should i just let my mind wonder or try to stay focused on counting? |
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Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains. - Jean Jacques Rousseau
I dunno if this works for everybody, but try listening to some binaural beats. PM me if you don't know what they are; I can send you the tracks that work for me, if you like. |
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I have the exact same problem as you lucid_seeker. |
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I know these concentration techniques and relaxation techniques probably work for you Blueman18 but its alot easier said than done, i myself am still trying to determine why i cannot fall asleep, it could be that i'm excited, worried or because i'm too aware, thanks for the advice but if people have the same problem as me they will probably agree that its difficult to change their ways, also i woke up the earliest that i could have with the WILD, only 5 hours of sleep and i still was too aware. I will try some of the stuff you say though, thanks |
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I think that it may be that you are too excited or anxious because this was a problem for me for a while. But last night counting my breaths really relaxed me. Although it didn't result in a successful WILD i could still really feel it relaxing me and only got to about 50 before i fell asleep. Maybe i was just really tired, but this seemed to have worked pretty well. I think its just a matter of practice. |
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Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains. - Jean Jacques Rousseau
Here lucid seeker you might want to try this if all else fails |
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Total Dreams - 70
Lucid Count - 26
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