Thread: WILDs are scary! :(

I've never willingly done a WILD before, I've done them spontaneously long before I knew what they were. Often, on days I have off and I can sleep in, I will feel the stages of WILD without willingly starting them. I remember very well the first time I entered a dream from a waking state, without losing my consciousness. I closed my eyes, and bam, I "fell" into a dream, and woke up within seconds because the feeling freaked me out.

I just got out of bed, after several times spontaneously starting WILDing, but stopping myself riight before I entered the dream because it's freaky. It felt like I had goosebumps in my scalp, my head was tingly, my heart rate went up, and stopped feeling my body.

Am I the only one who is freaked out by WILDs? It's unfair that I can have them even when not meaning to, and others are struggling to have them and would love my "problem". Is there any way to overcome this fear? because they have so much potential.

aww.. I would just go with it if I could. See what happens. Even if it feels scary, that's how you overcome it.. By facing it I'm sure eventually you'll grow familiar with it and it won't freak you out so much anymore.

Although an experienced WILDer would probably give you a better answer, as I'm yet to manage a full "WILD". All I know is what it feels like when the HI, vibrations and stuff kick in, and they don't scare me anymore as they used to the first couple of times. But I still find myself thinking "wooo is it working?!" everytime it happens so naturally it fails

But I try to face it when it happens, but everytime, I just chicken out at the last moment! Oh well.

And you should try to just go with it as good as you can. Focus on the images that have probably popped up in your head as good as you can.

See, I know how to do it, but it freaks me out too much to actually do it myself.

It's not the WILD that is scary, it's the Sleep Paralysis... And I agree: this can be very scary!!

The only advise I can give, is that you'll have to learn to truly believe that nothing is happening to you. It takes some practise (and a lot of scary nights, unfortunately) but you can get over it and really enter a dream

Originally Posted by Line

Am I the only one who is freaked out by WILDs? It's unfair that I can have them even when not meaning to, and others are struggling to have them and would love my "problem". Is there any way to overcome this fear? because they have so much potential.

I would think that a spontaneous WILD would be scarier than a WILD you were intentionally trying to have.. simply because you're expecting the symptoms/body reactions when you're "trying" to WILD.

I can only advise you to tough it out.. to breathe steadily (if not a tad slower) and to focus not on your body's reactions but perhaps on the things you'd like to do once lucid.

Also, try to remember how many more LDs you'll be able to have once you conquer your fear of WILDing!

Ok... So I've tried to be brave and face them...

I'm still a chicken.

Just an hour ago, I had a lucid dream. I was walking around in the area around my workplace, and I suddenly remembered the lucid task, but at the same time, my dream faded quickly. But for the first time, I remembered the rubbing hands trick, and I rubbed my hands like crazy. Unfortunately, I was so close to waking that I had no dream body anymore, and I woke up. But this rubbing seemed to have some sort of effect, seconds after I woke up, my body was vibrating, and I got a strong surge of goosebumps. I was literally just ONE second away from entering a dream (without losing consciousness at all) but I HAD to freak out and open my eyes, ruining the whole thing.

RAAWRR!! I'm so jealous!!

I love WILDs but they are usually random, I've only had a couple when actually trying.

I can see how it can be scary, but I guess I'm just used to really weird feelings like that and just go with it. For me I usually experience what you do, the tingly head and everything. And then I usually free fall for however long I feel like then appear somewhere. I think I'm used to the feeling because I had a bunch of dreams where I was free falling before my first WILD, and that feeling is incredible. I can feel myself going faster and faster and my body tingles more and more.

It's not fair! I wish I KNEW how to do it, and not just have to wait for it to randomly happen! To me it's an amazing feeling, but at first I was worried, but I reassured myself as it was happening that it's just my mind and I should go along for the ride.

It's amazing though, I really hope you overcome your fear! Lucid dreams and especially WILDs are incredible experiences that I wish everyone could have. But consider yourself lucky, theres a lot of people who would do almost anything to have your ability!

I hope you overcome your fear and experience what is in my opinion, the most amazing feeling ever!

Originally Posted by yay

RAAWRR!! I'm so jealous!!

I love WILDs but they are usually random, I've only had a couple when actually trying.

I can see how it can be scary, but I guess I'm just used to really weird feelings like that and just go with it. For me I usually experience what you do, the tingly head and everything. And then I usually free fall for however long I feel like then appear somewhere. I think I'm used to the feeling because I had a bunch of dreams where I was free falling before my first WILD, and that feeling is incredible. I can feel myself going faster and faster and my body tingles more and more.

It's not fair! I wish I KNEW how to do it, and not just have to wait for it to randomly happen! To me it's an amazing feeling, but at first I was worried, but I reassured myself as it was happening that it's just my mind and I should go along for the ride.

It's amazing though, I really hope you overcome your fear! Lucid dreams and especially WILDs are incredible experiences that I wish everyone could have. But consider yourself lucky, theres a lot of people who would do almost anything to have your ability!

I hope you overcome your fear and experience what is in my opinion, the most amazing feeling ever!

I know, there is so much potential in this! I'm not even sure why it freaks me out, because I know what's going on, it's harmless, and I've done it before (at least once while keeping my consciousness).

Who wants to hold my hand while I WILD?

I know it can be scary going into SP like that, but try to stay calm and remember that you go through it every night during normal dreams. I actually find it sort of relaxing now, though I've never actually had a WILD. I came pretty close one time, but I'd have to call it a WID because I didn't become lucid. Stupid for not RCing.

what is so scary about sp ?