I was a super vivid dreamer as a child, and began to experience lucid dreams in my pre-teen years. I had my first sleep-paralysis episode when I was 17, although it wasn't until later in life when I learned what had actually happened. Lucid dreaming always came very natural to me, and the control over the dreams was always simple. As I aged, the lucidity was always there, but my ability to control has diminished. I suppose this is due to change in sleeping habits (kids do that!) About 4 years ago, I began to experience WILD on a regular basis. I blame that on my husband's work schedule. He came home at about 2-3am every night; I'd wake up for about 30 minutes or so, then go back to sleep. Apparently, this was an ideal setup for my body to experience WILD. Now, it occurs often - sometimes I welcome it, sometimes purely accidental. I look at my dreaming in different ways. Sometimes, I think it's just about the coolest thing ever. (and it really is!) But lately, the only word I can think of to describe it is frustration. I can never go anywhere in my WILDs. They always start from my bedroom, as I get out of the bed I fell asleep in. I can't go anywhere (I'd love to open my closet door and see Hawaii, but it's only ever my closet) My control is not great anymore, I can't paint my own picture. I am also having a hard time with my reality checks. Things that were sure things simply don't work for me anymore. There are times when I worry about whether I really can open up my bedroom window and fly out. So I don't anymore. In my dreams now, I walk downstairs and open the door and try to take-off from the ground instead of just running with the dream.
Well, I can go on & on (you don't know how many times I tried to start a blog just so I could go on & on.) I'm a bit long-winded Anyway, I thought it was time to try to get my skill back, and turn it into the awesomeness it once was! So..nice to meet you all!