Thread: WILDs Keep You in the Same Spot, Initially? Or...

During a WILD.... do you just lay there until you fall asleep, or are you supposed to imagine floatin gout of your body?
I keep hearing different things and a lot of them have to do with still being in the same room when you enter a WILD. I thought it was just another way to enter -any- lucid dream world but now I'm not so sure o__o

I've read a lot about it but I still have trouble understanding exactly how to feel or what to think when attempting it, which makes it virtually impossible to use.

Also, I've heard that Sleep Paralysis is necessary to enter a WILD.
The only thing is, everytime I expereince sleep paralysis, I see images of aliens or something terrible, accompanied by having a very hard time breathing, and sometimes it feels like I'm convulsing (if I've just woken up, say... my mind is concious but I cant open my eyes or move so in an attempt to shake awake it looks like I'm having a seizure). Is it really necessary? Cause if thats whats likely to happen, I'd much rather not WILD... ;__;

You're SO close! SP is necessary, but try not to focus on it. Just lie still until you get to the hallucinations. Remember, like dreams, you can control them. If it's scary, just remember it's not real! Just try to get through it, then you'll be in a lucid dream!

Experiencing SP is not necessary, but it will happen naturally as a process of sleep (REM Atonia). What I'm saying is it can happen without you being aware of it (i.e. you enter the dream and are no longer aware of your body). WILDs don't have to start wherever you are sleeping, but for me that has been the norm (probably just because I find that easier to initiate it that way). DEILDs are a form of WILD and those don't usually start in my bedroom.

I think the part that scares me the most though, would be when I'm not able to breathe. It always puts me through a panic when I can't move (for some reason, my face is always smooshed into the pillow by the time I wake up).

Thanks for the input, though
Buuuut, I still need to know about what exactly I'm supposed to visualize/think/expect when going through a WILD.

Originally Posted by Yume.no.ato

During a WILD.... do you just lay there until you fall asleep, or are you supposed to imagine floatin gout of your body?
I keep hearing different things and a lot of them have to do with still being in the same room when you enter a WILD. I thought it was just another way to enter -any- lucid dream world but now I'm not so sure o__o

There are a bunch of different ways to WILD. In EWOLD, LaBerge talks about the Twin Bodies Technique, which is one where you float or climb or whatever out of your body. Basically, stepping your 'dream body' out of your 'real body' (even though no such thing actually happens, it's just the concept of, "Well you can get up out of bed, since it's a dream body, you can just go into the dream."

You could also try any sort of visualization WILD, or HIT, or something along those lines. It's pretty much open to you, and whatever you can get to work. I have trouble with WILDs but mine vary in how they begin.

Originally Posted by Yume.no.ato

Also, I've heard that Sleep Paralysis is necessary to enter a WILD.
The only thing is, everytime I expereince sleep paralysis, I see images of aliens or something terrible, accompanied by having a very hard time breathing, and sometimes it feels like I'm convulsing (if I've just woken up, say... my mind is concious but I cant open my eyes or move so in an attempt to shake awake it looks like I'm having a seizure). Is it really necessary? Cause if thats whats likely to happen, I'd much rather not WILD... ;__;

Sleep paralysis IS NOT NECESSARY TO LD. Don't listen to Conkt. You do not need to focus on achieving 'sleep paralysis', though you can if you desire. Techniques that involve visualization generally focus on the idea of not being aware of your real body, but submersing yourself through visualization into the ideal dream scenario so that you eventually enter it as an actual dream. As I said, read around, find what you like, and try it.

Are you actually physically shaking? Or does it just feel like you're vibrating? If you can't get out of SP, try to move your extremities first. Wiggle the toes and fingers, try to flutter your eyes. Those are all typical sleep paralysis symptoms. Try not to give them attention. If there's a scary hallucination, try not to give it more attention to cause it to become a point of focus. Distract yourself by imagining the dream that you want to go in to and running over your lucid goals or something.

My sleep Paralysis usually only happens after a long sleep.
Its hard to explain, but once I start the paralysis theres no way to calm & go back to sleep. Its like my mind is completely alert, but I'm paralysed. I'm too alert & aware of my confinement to chill out and go back to sleep XD

Yeah, my body actually shakes. Cause, I start struggling against it entirely rather than move one thing at a time. Thats becuase like 50% of the time when I'm in SP, I have difficulty breathing because sometimes my mouth wont open and my nose is half covered by the pillow, so I get anxious and try to shake myself awake. Pretty much I look retarded -_- Eventually I shake my body awake but like you said, the hallucinations distract me. Like sometimes I'll think someones in the room walking by me & even though I KNOW they're not there, being paralysed withthat sight freaks me out XD Thas only when I can open my eyes, though. If I can breathe & my eyes are able to open, I usually dont freak out too much about the rest of the paralysis. I talk too much, sorry >_>


Well, last night I tried WILD for at least an hour (6:00am) and everytime I felt like I was slipping out of the real world, I became too alert about it and ended up grounding myself in reality again. Thanks for clearing that up, though. I wasn't sure exactly what to look for or do/visualize/think so tonight if I wake up my attempt should be a bit more successful. (and I'm waaaay stoked about not having to SP)

Sounds like you suffer from "Isolated Sleep Paralysis", which is how scientists distinguish
involentary sleep paralysis from general rem atonia. Jesus it sounds frightening.

All I can suggest is you try and become conditioned to realise that what your feeling/seeing isn't real, and that it will pass.

I read such attacks last a couple of minutes at most, it just seems longer.
Easier said than done I suppose. Hope you get a handle on it.

Yeah, it usually ends after about one minute (thank God haha)
I think, the worst hallucination I had connected to that would be when I opened my eyes, I guess I was still half asleep, & I saw my freind come over and try to suffocate me. (thus once again I started with the "augh I cant breath or move" crap) When I really woke up, he was there going, "Are you okay??"

But then again... I'm not sure if that just classifies as a lucid dream or not. Probably was an extremely vivid nightmare & maybe my eyes weren't really open D=

Hopefully practicing lucidity can get rid of that~ -is stoked-
And, thats neat, I had no clue there were two different kinds : O
I just thought that happened to everyone at one point or another, and that some people just got it seldom & some more. It runs in my family (at least, my mom has it) so I assumed it was normal but annoying lmao. Now I have another thing to look up, haha

I think having talked about it in a more literal way will probably make it less freaky when it happens from now on, anyway (hopefully) XD


PS, can you change the sleep paralysis visions, the same way you can change LD visions?

Originally Posted by Yume.no.ato

I think having talked about it in a more literal way will probably make it less freaky when it happens from now on, anyway (hopefully) XD


PS, can you change the sleep paralysis visions, the same way you can change LD visions?

Hope it works out for you.

As to your visions, if they are like dreams, then yes you can change them.
But you have to "expect" them to change. You have to really believe that are just visions. I read threads where posters have said they were able to do the same - to change threatening visions into friendly ones. Some dude changed the "hag" into a sexy dancing girl.

You should understand that your brain is creating these visions to tie through with your physical sensations. For example, feeling like your not getting enough breath is common enough in SP (Its just your breathing in full automatic mode) but your brain creates an imaginary external threats to match this feeling, like your friend trying to smother you.

Accepting that the feelings and physical processes are natural would help I guess.

Perhaps the best thing to do is just close your eyes and try and ignore the physical sensations, and concentrate on your internal thoughts.

Easier said than done I know.

Good luck to you.