Thread: James' Workbook

teach us college students how to make sandwiches.

LOL... how I love subconscious humour...! XD

I tried WBTB for 15 minutes last night in combination with WILD. I went to bed at around 1 and woke up at 8 to do the WBTB. As for the WILD,I could not get sleep paralysis for around 25 minutes and so I fell asleep. I did get a very detailed and interesting dream though Disney College - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views check it out . I really think WBTB helps increase the detail of dream recall. Today I will be trying the same thing but maybe trying WBTB a little earlier. WILD will be my new method and I will stick with it until i successfully have a WILD

False awakenings can be very common when first learning to lucid. Its almost like the experience is a metaphor. Your consciousness is awakening so a dream is created in which you are literally waking up. Very cool, and that is where reality checks come into play. Once you reach lucidity, its very important to RC and stabilize. anyhoo, awesome!

Been working on wild with the counting method! It's so hard to concentrate on counting instead of letting my mind wander but I am making progress! I have also been doing it with short wbtb.

Last night I went to bed at 12 and woke up at about 5am to start a short wbtb. I only went to the bathroom and then stayed awake for a bit longer. After I started my wild attempt. I did the counting method and stayed perfectly still which I was proud of. I I also felt a little more focused on my counting. I my mind was still wandering a lot so I think that might of been why I did not wild. I am going to try a nap later and another attempt tonight!

I have to confess that the times I had a successful WILD, I did pretty much what you did, which was WBTB after 5-6 hours sleep, and stay up a while. The difference for me is that I fall back to sleep normal after the WBTB, but THEN I wake up naturally an hour or 2 later. When I go back to sleep that time is when I get the vibrations and have a WILD. So really, it takes me 2 WBTBs to get that WILD. Don't know if that would work for you or not, or if you can even afford extra hours in the morning to try it like I do on my days off. Anyway, just a free tip.

Good luck with the counting method, I'm sure it will work soon!

I can make time , thanks for the tip I will be trying this in the next few days I'll let you know how it goes!

Had a brief DILD last night!! Weird that I had a DILD when I have been exclusively focusing on WILD, but of course I will take any taste of lucidity You can read about it here Runaway Jeep - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Going to have to increase my wbtb time because I have been just falling asleep the last 3 nights. I will try 10 minutes then 15 mins after that if I need it!

Been slacking on 3 things: dream journal, rc when I wake up, and rcs in general... This week I am focusing on keeping up on those. Also, an update on my wild progress: I have improved my ability to focus and stay awake and still using the counting method of wild. Unfortunately nothing seems to happen ever even after I count for a very long time and remain perfectly still. Any ideas?

Hey James! Good to know you'll be working on your DJ and RCs more. I am in the same boat, as I have been really wonked from school x__x

Anyway, for the WILD thing, perhaps you should try another anchor? I've come to find out that for some people, counting makes them too awake in their mind and the effort of counting makes them too active to drift off. You can try to not think too much about the counting though, if you don't want to switch anchors. Don't focus too much on the counting, to the point that you HAVE to be aware of the count at all times. Let your mind flow calmly while being aware of what you're doing – counting. For me, when I count, I let myself drift off a bit and I get to the point where I have no idea what number comes next – the important thing to me is that I know I am counting and that I am still somewhat awake. That usually does the trick for me, finding the delicate balance between awake and asleep.

Hope this helps!

Okay thanks paigey! I can you suggest a different anchor? I will try your ideas tonight

Originally Posted by balinup13

Okay thanks paigey! I can you suggest a different anchor? I will try your ideas tonight

Hi, i personally like this visualization method I read a while back:

http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...-works-me.html

Not sure if it counts as an anchor, but it's pretty cool because when I visualize for a while, i am actively engaging my thoughts while the dream slowly unwraps by itself through the little details that pop up without my conscious effort. I haven't had luck yet with this though, because i fall asleep most of the time haha

Hahahh sounds like me!..-.- oh the struggle..but I will give it a try thanks!

I find even with the best anchor, if I am not completely relaxed I will end up staying too alert. Then I will stop the anchor in order to fall asleep and boom Im gone...On the other hand, if I am completely relaxed even when I first go to bed, entering SP is relatively simple...the transition after that is the tricky part..

Welcome back James!

Thanks been having some really interesting dreams lately haha! I'll post some in my dream journal

Alright Alright, it is finally time to learn how to regularly lucid dream. After a very busy year at college, I am finally back at home in my comfy bed. I will be able to sleep in and set as many alarms as I want so that will help. I will be writing in my dream journal daily. I will be working on the WILD technique first and maybe DEILD. Feels good to be back and can't wait to keep ya guys updated on my progress

Originally Posted by balinup13

Alright Alright, it is finally time to learn how to regularly lucid dream. After a very busy year at college, I am finally back at home in my comfy bed. I will be able to sleep in and set as many alarms as I want so that will help. I will be writing in my dream journal daily. I will be working on the WILD technique first and maybe DEILD. Feels good to be back and can't wait to keep ya guys updated on my progress

Hey that's awesome! Welcome back Looking forward to your progress. Seeya James

Tried WILD attempt #1 of summer last night. Went to bed around 10:30 and woke up at 3. I went to the bathroom got some water and then went into the attempt. Tried for about an hour but didn't get any sp so just went to sleep. Going to try again tonight with about 6 hours of sleep I think!

Originally Posted by balinup13

Tried WILD attempt #1 of summer last night. Went to bed around 10:30 and woke up at 3. I went to the bathroom got some water and then went into the attempt. Tried for about an hour but didn't get any sp so just went to sleep. Going to try again tonight with about 6 hours of sleep I think!

Keep in mind that SP is never the aim in WILD. If you keep focusing on the physical sensations and when they're gonna come, you'll end up getting stuck in the physical state instead of the mental state where you should focus on to go into the dream.

Try not to worry about waiting for the sensations, and instead think about your dream or perhaps use an anchor to keep your mind awake while you let your body sleep. Good luck

So what's a good anchor?! I will try this tonight!

Breathing, counting, white noise, visualization. It's up to you and some may works better than others for you personally. Try them all hahaha

haha okay gonna try counting on exhale Had a super vivid dream last night remember a tonnn of stuff. Think my dream recall is already improving since i started the dream journal! Tonight's another WILD attempt will let ya know how it goes