Thread: 1st attempt - is ths strange?

I stumlbed across this site yesterday and I was so interested that I, ignoring advice, attempted to have a lucid dream without first practicing dream recall. I got into bed and started following the MILD strategies. I cleared my mind and felt my body begin to rest. I then started a countdown in my head that I could see. Starting from 10 and ending at 1 then I saw a fast blur of lines, like warp speed in Star Trek, blaze into my mind. I felt a wave come over my head, my heartbeat and breathing increased rapidly, my eyes started to move violentley and then it passed. I focused again and then I had no trouble focusing at all. My mind was clear and seemed very calm. I felt like my mind was shaking and bumping into something, I focused on the blood flowing through my eyes and could see very blurry black and white images that evaporated when I focused on them...like the atmoci bomb effect. I also woke up periodically throughout the night. Was this normal? I remember having one dream, but I do not remember being aware of the fact that I was indeed dreaming.

PS: Sorry for mispellings, I have class in 10 mins!

I think that this is completely normal, you were probably just experiencing hypagogic imagery, which are images that you see as you start to fall asleep.

I think that this is completely normal, you were probably just experiencing hypagogic imagery, which are images that you see as you start to fall asleep.[/b]

What about the suddenly increased heartrate and breathing, coupled with muscle contractions? Did i just fool myself into having these feelings or was there a different cause? To be honest when this "feeling" swept over me I felt paniced and somewhat sacred, I did not read any mention of such a feeling.

Also, is it normal to wake up physically tired and yet be mentally refreshed and feel amazing?

Yes, I think that is just the onset of sleep. And I suppose that second part is normal too.

I was just reading a post about a WILD and I think at one point I experienced the "initial" success of a WILD but I was too scared to continue, any tips on curbing fear and staying focused in such a case?

Dont be afraid of those vibrations, they do not hurt you there helping you entering in another world jsut relax and focus on your image.. dont worry me too when I feel those vibrations I feel that my hearth beat is going extremely faster. Try again and eventually they wont scare you anymore and im begining to like the sensation of those vibrations 8)

yeah. people can experience some freaking weird things when attempting WILD, but don't worry it's all completely normal. in fact, I posted my first two WILD experiences, I'm sure you'd feel better if you read them. :D


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it's freaky at first, the best way to get over that fear I think is to just keep trying it until you're used to it. seems like you got close, keep trying & good luck!

Ah, I feel a bit better. I am going to try it again tonight. I find this strange but the more I learn about lucid dreaming and the more I read other people's posts the more I realize that I have been in a WILD state before and maybe even experienced a lucid dream or two. Many a times I have woken up and been completley paralized and made frantic, powerful jolts trying to get my body moving again. This happened alot when I was younger, I can remember being paralized and trying to scream for help but no avail. I also remember waking up curled up at the foot of my parents bed, in their comforter. I'm not sure what this means but, I have always slept with the television on, and occasionally I will fall alseep paying attention. The voices coming from the TV no longer make sense, but I see it and hear it clearly. You know, I tried last night and woke up feeling tired but mentally rested, which is not normal for me. I am prone to mood swings and boughts of depression from time to time, but today seemed brighter then normal. Even if I never go fully lucid, I will be damn happy trying.

Thanks for all the feedback!

EDIT - WOW, I should gather my thoughts before posting, that all seems like a jumbled mess.