Hello there, I'm 15 and I've only just recently known about lucid dreaming, about 6 days, and I've been really fascinated by it.

I'm not entirely sure which forum this goes in, but i figured i'd put it in here since i'm a newbie xD

I have been trying to learn as much as i can about it, finding tons of guides and learning the sciences about it and how to actually do it. I have alot of dedication to trying to do it and i'm really excited about it.

Last night, I tried my second attempt to WILD, which i've been trying to do since i've been having a bit of trouble with other techniques, like crazy stuff will happen in dreams and i don't give a care in the world, and i have trouble remembering.

So as of this post, i tried to WILD around 4 hours ago, and I'm going to try to recite everything i did and then i'll go over a few questions and troubles i have.

Watch out, here comes a giant wall of text:

So yesterday, i was studying about lucid dreams for about an hour, and then got pretty tired at 10:00. I set my alarm for about 3:00 and spent a little bit of time reading a printout of the giant LD FAQ, and other stuff such as the stop, drop, and roll technique. Afterward, i create a mental picture of what i want to do and creating a world from the 1st person that i'd hopefully dream into. At 3:00, i wake up and instinctively hit the snooze to stop my alarm clock, and all of my focus is on remembering the dream i had that i could hopefully right down in my DJ. I don't remember anything however and get alittle annoyed, but i still have the dedication to try to WILD. I know its a hard process from what i read, and i haven't really had any experience with actually going through with it, so i'm not entirely sure when i'm feeling certain things or if i'm progressing or not. I could be completely wrong on everything i'm doing. So after waking up and not remembering my dream, i stay up for about 30 minutes, using the restroom, getting a bottle of water, doing a few math problems, etc. I decide to try to attempt the WILD now, I lay on my back with my arms against my side, and my feet straight out, but not touching. I lay completely still, not moving my eyes, and focusing on breathing. At around 10-20 minutes in, i get a fuzzy feeling that slowly covers my whole body. Its a tiny bit harder to move, not too much, but to the point where its noticeable. I then have to sneeze, and the fuzzy feeling goes away and i'm back where i started. I repeat the process, feeling fuzzy again (Note: I don't hear any wierd sounds or images) and i'm waiting for the "roll over" command your body sends you. I never get it, or it slipped past my mind somehow, but i'm not entirely sure. After about an hour of just laying there still, I get a wierd feeling starting at my feet that feels like i can't really move it anymore. Its not exactly heavy like the led blanket everyone they says it feels like when you hit sleep paralysis, so i'm a little confused, but abit excited hoping its SP. It goes away after about 5-10 seconds and doesn't move up past my feet, leaving me a little disappointed. I decide that i want to try a different position then laying on your back, so i try on my side which i find more confortable, but it takes a tiny bit longer to get the fuzzy feeling. Eventually, the wierd feeling hits my feet again, but goes away again. So after about 2 hours in, i just decide to sleep normally and fall asleep in the sideways position. I wake up about an hour later and instantly try to remember my dream, but i still don't remember.

So thats my attempt, and heres a few questions and concerns i have:

• What exactly is partial sleep paralysis? Is it the fuzzy feeling i get? I feel like its a tiny bit harder to move, so i'm not sure if it is partial SP or if its something completely different.

• While laying on my back, spit slides through the back of my throat and gets extremely annoying, losing my concentration and the fuzzy feeling when i have to swallow. It doesn't happen when i'm on my side as much tho. Do i need more water, or how could i fix this?

• I never get the "Roll command" and i'm not entirely sure what it feels like. How long in is it until it happens?

- I've read about the stop drop and roll technique to make your body enter SP faster, but i'm not entirely sure about it. When it talks about putting your hands about your head, does it mean litterally over your head? Also once i drop them, i don't feel any different then if i just lie down there. Also, when it says to "roll over" and enter SP, i don't understand what rolling over is. Is it rolling onto your back?

• When i finally hit SP if i ever, How do i transition into LD? Do i just create a picture in my head?

• I get the feeling of my feet getting a tiny bit heavy, but it goes away real fast, and i'm not sure if it is SP or not and how to stop it from going away instantly.

• When i DILD (I think), I never become lucid, even after being used to doing constant reality checks. Insane things will happen like people flying, teleporting, and all kinds of stuff like that and i still don't become lucid. Also i never remember half the dreams that happen, even if i think about them instantly as i wake up and focus all of my attention on it.

• I have trouble breathing as much when i'm on my back. Is this normal or is this a major problem?

• My heartbeat is really fast. I'm very tired and i relax for a bit and get it down, but as soon as i try again, my heartbeat explodes again.

• Can only a limited number of people LD? I know there's only a partial amount who can naturally do it, but can everyone learn how to with time?


Thanks for reading so far. I'm pretty sure i did alot of things wrong, and if you could point them out, that would be great. Also, how long did it take you to learn to LD? I'm pretty new to Lucid Dreaming, so any help is really appreciated