Thread: Afraid of LDing

Originally Posted by Hidden

Huh... Well, DILD does tend to be somewhat inconsistent until you've mastered it. =/ I think I'll start trying to WILD again. The problem with beginning lucid dreamers trying to WILD before DILD is that it can be scary (hence this thread, for example). I think the idea of a DILD is easier to get used to, plus if you learn to DILD before trying WILD, you'll at least be used to part of the process (that is, what it's like to be lucid in a dream), so you'll only have to deal with SP. Personally, I've never found SP or lucid dreams to be scary, but I know that's not the case for everyone. Anyway, I think you're right that if you have the discipline and you're not afraid of SP, there's nothing wrong with trying to WILD before DILD.

Before I tried to WILD, I saw many threads about those hallucinations that can occur during SP. I'm not easily scared at all, so I never worried about having them. I think I haven't had any scary hallucinations because I knew that I wouldn't be scared. It's sad that people are afraid of WILDing just because they've heard about hallucinations. SP can of course be scary by itself, but it should be less intimidating when knowing that it's completely natural, and therefore harmless.

Originally Posted by Hidden

Puffin's SAT? I've never heard of a technique called SAT...

SAT stands for Sporadic Awareness Technique, which means that you at random times stop what you're doing, ask yourself if you're dreaming and become more aware of the surroundings. Here's an example from Puffin's tutorial:

"You're walking down the sidewalk. You're clearly not dreaming, right? Think again - you haven't questioned anything yet, so stop moving and do a reality check. Maybe you should look at the details on the leaves, and feel the wind blowing against you. Can you see the individual bricks on the houses you're walking by? Take a break and lean against a building, feeling the hard texture of the construction on your back."

She has written a great tutorial on this, and a link can be found in her signature. I'm hoping to have more DILDs with this method!