Quote Originally Posted by bemistaken View Post
Being that most of my experience have been spontaneous, during WILD, am I actually 'looking' for HI's?
I find that the best approach is to simply relax, maintain your awareness, and gently wait for things like HI to come. Looking too hard to HI or getting too excited can delay how long it takes me to get to sleep.

In general, it's actually good with WILD to not go actively seeking much of anything. Gently take notice of HI when it arrives, but don't get too excited or involved with it right away. Just remember yourself and what your goals are, but let most of this happen on its own.

I'd suggest not even thinking about when you will fall asleep, since that can create a sort of self-sustaining insomnia feedback loop. Try to just be during the experience. Essentially, your only job is to keep your self-awareness intact. The process of falling asleep can just take care of itself.

At some point, HI will probably become more and more realistic. Here's how I enter during a WILD: when I think that the dream is ready, I generally will my dream body to interact with it in some way, making sure not to use my muscles. This is a bit hard to explain, but it's basically just like imagining versus really doing. This pulls me into the scene and then I'm ready to go.

Quote Originally Posted by bemistaken View Post
I got absolutely NO SLEEP last night! :insomnia: I literally watched the sun come up! My insomnia is killing my WILD attempts, but this is pretty common. For the times that I have a lot going on in my life, my insomnia kicks in at high gear. However, I don't fret, my crisis has worked itself out and this will correct my sleep issues. I have learned not to rush things important to me (like my LD goals) because this only increases my insomnia symptoms. I have also re-started my favorite hobby...running. This always helps me sleep better, so I am looking forward to WILDing tonight. That's right! I'm claiming it!

I know I can...I know I can...I know I can...
Sorry about your insomnia, but you've got just the right attitude! Keep trying and keep us up to date on how you do! I know you'll hit one soon. Remember: stay aware, and fall asleep. That's what WILD really is down to.

Soon!