Thread: WILD - Wake Initiated Lucid Dream

Originally Posted by Hirondelle

I just read the first post of this thread and I'm quite amazed that it very accurately describes the way I got to having a LD last weekend!

Will try again....., and again, and again

Belated congrats!

And yes. Again and again is the way to go.

I've tried the WILD method a number of times and I always end up failing. Every time I get to the point where I can see something, but then there are vibrations and pressure so bad that I actually feel pain? I get pain in my ear drums and head which gets so I bad I wake myself up?

It sounds like you are trying too hard & are tired. That's completely normal so do some other techniques that will induce your LD's. You need to enjoy the experiences & learn from them & then in another week or so try again. For now maybe using a Lucid Dream Induction is good for LD's. You are jumping into the pond before learning to swim. Absorb reading material that is online & offline. Our brains don't like computers a whole lot so you should try some of your research in books as well as online. Audio I find to be the best. You can read my journals & see if any of the material I reference can help you. I wish the best of luck.

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Originally Posted by BlackCat

I've tried the WILD method a number of times and I always end up failing. Every time I get to the point where I can see something, but then there are vibrations and pressure so bad that I actually feel pain? I get pain in my ear drums and head which gets so I bad I wake myself up?

It doesn't sound like failure to me. When you feel vibrations or pressure, you may be already dreaming or very close to it. Feeling all kinds of intense or less intense sensations, or not feeling or seeing anything is normal. I don't think whatever we feel is actual physical pain or sensation. Try to look at it as a gateway to lucid dream and accept it. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I am able to welcome any and all sensations. Even those that I know have a potential to become "painful" because they are so intense. But they all last only few seconds and after that you can be in a lucid dream. Good luck!