Thread: Wurlmans workbook!

Well I have a quick question have u ever had the problem when trying to wild were u don't think u ever went to sleep? My girlfriend said that I was out like a rock when I told hear I couldn't fall asleep???? Damn another fails wild

I guess so.. I've only attempted WILD a couple of times, I just got a successful one yesterday!
But yea, most times I try to WILD, it seems like I'm awake for a loooooooong time. But when I look at the time, I actually slept a long time already. Something like that. Maybe it's just your brain messing with you, since your mind is pretty much awake, and your body is still sleepy (and falls asleep even when your mind hasn't yet)

Wel I recorded 4 dreams or 2 an 2 short ones however u may look at it my recall is back completely and it's funny I set 4 alarms last night I I awoke 5 min. Before any of them went off. I'm excited to try a wild tonight. The dream I had last night is like many others I have had I will b talking to people about dreaming and sometimes talking about lucid dreaming but nothing gets triggered that mabey this is a dream. I know that has to mean I'm close!!! So I'm not frustrated I'm just happy my recall is back and I can move on to lesson three soon. Last night I was jumping off a building that was about 80 feet high into a puddle of water below lmao it was a crazy experience!!!!

Ahh nice!! I hope you get successful with your attempt!

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

I guess so.. I've only attempted WILD a couple of times, I just got a successful one yesterday!
But yea, most times I try to WILD, it seems like I'm awake for a loooooooong time. But when I look at the time, I actually slept a long time already. Something like that. Maybe it's just your brain messing with you, since your mind is pretty much awake, and your body is still sleepy (and falls asleep even when your mind hasn't yet)

Wait are you sugesting that when someone WILDs time is no what it seems? Like I dont know... maybe I feel like I wasted an hour just lying there when maybe I actually fell asleep for awhile or maybe not as much time passed as I thought? I never really thought about this. HA!

Originally Posted by Xanous

Wait are you sugesting that when someone WILDs time is no what it seems? Like I dont know... maybe I feel like I wasted an hour just lying there when maybe I actually fell asleep for awhile or maybe not as much time passed as I thought? I never really thought about this. HA!

Yep! That's exactly how I feel! I'm not sure if everyone else feels the same way though. Also, isn't that true to dreams as well? You feel like you lived a lifetime of dreams, but it was just a few hours or minutes in reality

I feel like I'm laying there for an hour trying to wild but really I've been sleeping for about in hour and when I wake up I thought I was just laying there but my girlfriend said no u were passed out for at least in hour total time in my room was about 90 min. So I will try try again lol

Awww thanks Wurlman, i'm glad to have you as a friend too :3

And never give up! vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv read my signature

Well I had 1 longer dream last night and 2 fragments but that's better than my dry spells! I got kissed on the lips by a girl I seen in my dreams yesterday. I wouldn't mind seeing her again lol mabey she can b my dream guide. Well the girlfriend has to work today so me and my boy get to take a nap around noon I had a lucid well I was nappin on that chair last week so hopefully I won't get to excited this time and wild myself into another lucid!!!!

Ahhh not too bad! Good job Wurlman

Keeping my fingers crossed :3

Good luck on the WILD nap.

I attempted wild about in hour ago and now I have a few questions. This was my scound successful attempted I actually landed in the dream 3 diff. Times but each time I became to overwhelmed and my heart started racing I've been through this before and it all happens so fast I don't even have time to stabilize the dream. I'm happy about another successful wild and how well I'm getting at meditating. But is there any tips on trying to calm myself when I comes to being to excited. (longest lucid from today's nap/meditation) : I was in my sons room on my knees almost instantly realizing I was now dreaming because I knew I was sleeping in the spare room I made the mistake I always do I did a reality check it always excites me after looking at my hand I quickly pulled it away and looked at my girlfriend who was laying down on her side covered up I stared at her lips for a short time and then looked to my left were another person lay I woke up. Laying perfectly still I went back into another lucid dream and again being overwhelm by excitement I awake and again a therd time. Ugh lol I need a pep talk!

I think you are doing really well with going back into the dream. That takes being calm. I think you are making great progress in a short amount of time.

But as to getting too excited, I had the same problem in the beginning (and sometimes still do). I would get way too excited and it would shorten my LDs. If I remember correctly I would always have to focus on an object and try to see more detail. That would sort of calm me down and take my mind off being excited while strengthening the dream. I think if you search you will find similar techniques.

I think it will get better over time as the novelty wears off a bit and you become more used to being lucid. It did for me at least.

Woot! 4 vivid dreams and on a work night it took me about 5 to 8 min. To recored each on my phone so there very long I'm starting lesson three on my lunch break at work so excited I feel like I'm back to normall I will never smoke again! I would hate to ruin this progress. I've also takin another vow of sobriety as well. Now I do literally no drugs I was drinking about once a week obviously not a problem but I will miss it. I hope this helps on the road to lucidity as well wish me luck. My goal for the day is better Ada then I ever had before and to think about my 4 dreams I had! Good morning ya"ll

Oh wow that is awesome Wurlman! Congrats on all your progress! You're doing really well

I also agree with Xanous about focusing on an object to help you calm down. Sometimes I also do calming mantras before bed, or relaxation techniques when I attempt WILD. It really helps me focus on myself. The technique I use is the shore/ocean thing where I imagine lying on the beach. Then I imagine an ocean wave reaching my feet area, then the waves keep coming, going higher and higher up my body. I also mentally say my mantras in time with each wave. This technique really helped me in my first WILD, I was a lot calmer when I noticed a bit of SP, and hallucinations.

You can try it out, and see if it works for you. Good luck and congrats again!

Whoa, awesome recall is awesome D:! Nice work

Thanks guys 5 day weekend so it's time to get lucid!!!!!

Originally Posted by Wurlman

Thanks guys 5 day weekend so it's time to get lucid!!!!!

Lucky!

Interesting dream.... I layed down for in afternoon wild with the help of my new found glory "guided relaxation" and I found myself in a dream were I had awoken up in the back yard of some random guys house I was meditating there and in my mind I though I always go back hear to meditate but when I awoke Krissie was here and said its time to go. So we left the nice grass I layed down on next to the swingset and walked out through the gate of in 8' privacy fence. I thought to myself if the guy asks u just tell him this is the only place that u can meditate. My old car was there and was parked in front of Krissie. As I hopped in my car the man was opening the garage to his house just then I felt in overwhelming sensation of sleepyness I awoke back in my bed with my 20 guided relaxation off I Tryed to deild but wasent tierd or comfortable any more. I thought this was a funny dream because I was dreaming about meditation and it was in some random guys back yard lol

Very cool! So what guided relaxation are you using. I may give it a go. I have had much luck with those during use but it seems to help later. And meditation. I need to do that more. I have read that it really helps LD.

Ok I have in iPhone and I downloaded an app I believe was free it's called sleep stream it's a really cool app lots of stuff for background noise then inside the app they have a guided 20min relaxation download it's so amazing! I want to find more possibly on utube but there is nothing at barns and noble if u find anything good let me know but so far this is the best!!!!!

Got it on the ipod.... sleepstream. Theres a free version and pro for $0.99.

Did u download the guided relaxation part? Do u love it??

Originally Posted by Xanous

Got it on the ipod.... sleepstream. Theres a free version and pro for $0.99.

hooray for jailbroken apple products!! hahahahahah