Thread: BadAssLongCoat's Workbook.

Originally Posted by JoshMcNaught

Hello, have you been to the doctors regarding tinitus? I've had it before and it was caused due to the build up of wax and listening to music all the time. If random noises bother you while trying to attempt a WILD you could simply use ear buds to block it out.

My tinitus is minimal so it doesn't bother me, it comes from listening to music and my loud work place (vents, gas burners, plates and pots clashing etc.) it is just there enough that I can focus on it which seemed to help more than hinder my last WILD attempt. As the noises got worse I was definitely considering ear-buds haha, I was thinking I could just pop some headphones in with some soft and gentle music on low volume but I didn't want to break my physically relaxed state.


Anyway, despite not knowing how I would go I managed to record 2 NDs from last night, I ate a banana and 100mg B-6 before bed which may have helped me with melatonin and seratonin levels to maintain a vivid-ness that I was able to recall. I remember waking up briefly between the dreams and I meditated for a short while on the firs one hoping to DEILD back into another dream and gain lucidity, I guess that is why I also remember it better than the Walter White dream which I woke from to an alarm.

I feel better rested with 7 solid hours of sleep, feeling good enough for a 13 hour shift at work anyway... yay.

Happy dreaming friends

Originally Posted by BadAssLongCoat

My tinitus is minimal so it doesn't bother me, it comes from listening to music and my loud work place (vents, gas burners, plates and pots clashing etc.) it is just there enough that I can focus on it which seemed to help more than hinder my last WILD attempt. As the noises got worse I was definitely considering ear-buds haha, I was thinking I could just pop some headphones in with some soft and gentle music on low volume but I didn't want to break my physically relaxed state.


Anyway, despite not knowing how I would go I managed to record 2 NDs from last night, I ate a banana and 100mg B-6 before bed which may have helped me with melatonin and seratonin levels to maintain a vivid-ness that I was able to recall. I remember waking up briefly between the dreams and I meditated for a short while on the firs one hoping to DEILD back into another dream and gain lucidity, I guess that is why I also remember it better than the Walter White dream which I woke from to an alarm.

I feel better rested with 7 solid hours of sleep, feeling good enough for a 13 hour shift at work anyway... yay.

Happy dreaming friends

That's great that you've considered using it as a focus point! Have you tried using mantras to maintain your awareness? Music won't effect it I don't think. I sometimes use music when I meditate, I let the soothing sounds wash over my body and it puts me in a very relaxed state but everyone is different. Maybe you could give a try next time and let me know if it works out for you.

Since I'm learning to DILD, I practice intensity in the day time, so i don't think a WBTB is necessary for me. I let myself wake up nautrally, sometimes an alarm can be very startling and can keep me awake!

Originally Posted by JoshMcNaught

Since I'm learning to DILD, I practice intensity in the day time, so i don't think a WBTB is necessary for me. I let myself wake up nautrally, sometimes an alarm can be very startling and can keep me awake!

When I WBTB I am usually awake anyway. I notice most of my microwakenings and can register up to about eight, despite not recalling any dreams some nights. The difference I have noticed really is that some nights I will recall a dream, wake up and record it (in my scribble pad) then go back to sleep moments later. If I wake and don't immediately fall asleep, I try to get up, drink some water, visit the restroom (without turning on the light) and then try to WILD. I still can't get it right, I almost always wind up never falling asleep until I fully give up. at least I have some really strange dreams which are always fun to recall if I can.

Anyway, time to dream some more, maybe I lucid tonight... F*ck it, I will. Let you know how that sh*t goes tomorrow

If I wake and don't immediately fall asleep, I try to get up, drink some water, visit the restroom (without turning on the light) and then try to WILD. I still can't get it right, I almost always wind up never falling asleep until I fully give up.

I did get it right before, only a few times though, and now this happens to me too all the time. I feel that I'm less aware in my RL than I was when I succeeded.

Good luck!