Thread: Is a textbook WILD possible?

WILD is a difficult technique for most people, to say the least! Of course there are some "naturals", but this is rare. I just wanted to point that out, as it's incredibly difficult to resist being discouraged with WILD.

WILD is most definately possible, I promise. I have very poor dream recall and have LDed only about 5-6 times in my life, if that! Still, one of those LD's was a WILD.

I think one of the contributing factors to WILDs difficulty is the vast amount of methods and tutorials there are on the subject, which says something about WILD's nature. Different things work for different people. For instance, when I actually WILDed, it was not focus on breathing or any other such thing that allowed my body to fall asleep. Quite honesty, my mind was wandering like crazy! I wasn't even attempting WILD; I was simply as relaxed as possible.

Something to try: After waking up early once, decide if you feel you could fall asleep within ten minutes or less again. If you feel you could, get up and do something for maybe 15 minutes. Maybe use the restroom, drink some water, etc... something to make you feel better. Then, just lie down and try to relax as much as possible. Don't even think of it as a WILD attempt or fancy technique... I find that treating it as such often is detrimental to success. Just relax, but keep trying to observe that moment between your body being asleep and awake.

The key is not getting too hyped up about it being an offical WILD, and thus over-focusing and worrying if you're "doing it right", etc... Just try to let you body relax more than you have ever let it before, while letting your mind just be "there".

I dunno if this helps, but keep trying, no matter what! It's totally possible, and if I can do it, anybody can!

Originally Posted by Richter

WILD is a difficult technique for most people, to say the least! Of course there are some "naturals", but this is rare. I just wanted to point that out, as it's incredibly difficult to resist being discouraged with WILD.

WILD is most definately possible, I promise. I have very poor dream recall and have LDed only about 5-6 times in my life, if that! Still, one of those LD's was a WILD.

I think one of the contributing factors to WILDs difficulty is the vast amount of methods and tutorials there are on the subject, which says something about WILD's nature. Different things work for different people. For instance, when I actually WILDed, it was not focus on breathing or any other such thing that allowed my body to fall asleep. Quite honesty, my mind was wandering like crazy! I wasn't even attempting WILD; I was simply as relaxed as possible.

Something to try: After waking up early once, decide if you feel you could fall asleep within ten minutes or less again. If you feel you could, get up and do something for maybe 15 minutes. Maybe use the restroom, drink some water, etc... something to make you feel better. Then, just lie down and try to relax as much as possible. Don't even think of it as a WILD attempt or fancy technique... I find that treating it as such often is detrimental to success. Just relax, but keep trying to observe that moment between your body being asleep and awake.

The key is not getting too hyped up about it being an offical WILD, and thus over-focusing and worrying if you're "doing it right", etc... Just try to let you body relax more than you have ever let it before, while letting your mind just be "there".

I dunno if this helps, but keep trying, no matter what! It's totally possible, and if I can do it, anybody can!

Ya, dude, that makes a lot more sense than some of the stuff ive heard. I can see how treating it as a "technique" will draw too much focus to fall asleep. Good explaination, dude.