Originally Posted by
JoannaB
Welcome to DV!
Have you seen the tutorials in the Wiki yet? I recommend reading those - in fact I had only recently started reading them myself I must admit, and realized my mistake in not having done so before. Good stuff.
I can relate to the starting out only with DILD approach, since that's what I did the first time around. Although now that I am returning to the hobby, I realize that WILD is cool too, and that I can increase my chances of having a lucid dream by trying to achieve lucidity both as DILD and as WILD at different times. And as you say you now know, WILD is not scary, and actually has nothing to do with SP (that's a misconception the staff on here are trying to fight). I only had one WILD so far, and there was nothing scary about it, and the only difference to a DILD was that I knew I was dreaming as soon as I fell asleep and did not need to wait for clues to help me figure it out, which was helpful. DILD however is considered easier by many, though not all beginners.
Read about and try out different techniques gradually until you find one that works for you. Best!