Trying to WILD

Hello all, this is my first post on Dream Views!
I've been interested in Lucid Dreams for a long time although, to my knowledge, have never had one. I originally got interested as a method of having an OBE but have long since put that on the back burner in favor of just attaining an LD first! This is the longest I've been interested and continuously pursuing my goal though, so I feel pretty optimistic and things have been going alright.

I've been building up my Dream Recall and keeping a Dream Journal recently. I'm surprised that dreams became rather vivid and memorable pretty fast as I almost never remembered my dreams previously unless under special circumstances. I've been doing this in order to build up my chances of a DILD, along with some other things. Meanwhile, since I have pretty open hours and some free time right now, I've been trying to WILD a lot. I'm trying various things and experimenting to find what works best with me. I think my technique is pretty good but I'm getting stalled...

Whenever I get to the point, I believe it is either at the beginning of the Transition phase or just before it, when my body locks up and HI begins to get rather vivid (basically when shit starts getting weird) my heart starts pounding and before I can get it to slow down enough I've botched the whole attempt. I've had HI before naturally and am rather good at keeping calm during weird distorted noises as I've had those almost commonly before as well (usually when I drift off in the afternoon). I'm not scared (I think) of what's going on, I guess just excited that I'm getting closer to an LD finally. Can anyone recommend anything to calm me down a bit, or a way to keep my mind off of what's going on? Maybe I'm just jumping the gun with attempting WILD as my first LD... but I'm eager.

Hey Detail86! On behalf of the Dream Guide Team I'd like to welcome you to DV :) Let us know if there's ever anything we can do to help.

Good job on the dream recall. My personal theory is that for most people, dreams become less important and less of a priority when we get older, so we tend to forget them in favor of more pressing matters. However, when we make a concentrated effort to make them important, we become more likely to recall them. That's just my idea in a nutshell.

Well, I'm no WILD expert, so I can't say I've experienced that before, but it could just be that you just need to practice some more at it. It's obvious that you're headed in the right direction, and you're getting experience with the transition phase. You're getting to know what to expect, and it's likely that if you keep at it, you'll eventually begin to calm down. My own advice would be to try to enjoy the experience. It may be strange and bizzare or whatever, but remember that a dream awaits and the fact that this is an awesome experience! Don't try to change things, but rather let them happen. Try to take slow, even breaths, and focus on your breathing rather than your heartbeat. Again, it may take some practice, but I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Some people don't suggest WILD right away because it can be difficult, but if you're finding that it's working for you and you're seeing progress, then by all means go for it! Enjoy the ride! :)

Also, there is a WILD forum to post any and all WILD-related questions and perhaps read the experiences of others. Good luck!

-Amé

Thanks for your welcome and for the reply. I'm sure you're right and after a few more attempts maybe I'll have more to post in the WILD section... hopefully about a successful WILD ;) At some point before I make my next few attempts I'll probably want to step aside before I begin and remind myself what I'm really trying to do, I'm trying to dream... It's a natural experience and I should just enjoy the ride like you say. Thanks again.

P.S. Nice avatar... Fringe right?

Welcome!

I can't help You (I've had only 1 WILD, but with the help of Sleep Deprivation, and Amé's told You all You need to start), so, I can only wish You good luck!

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P.S. Nice avatar... Fringe right?

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Yup! Olivia. A friend of mine here (Man of Steel) has Peter as his avatar and I followed suit. :) I love that show.