Hi everybody! I am ptmb, I've been seeing these forums since late December last year, and I already had 2 lucid dreams (DILDS) on a sudden burst of dream recall in February. I have trouble getting into sleep at night (I simply don't like that period before falling asleep) but after falling asleep I have a very deep sleep (so unluckily, lots of dreams get "lost in my mind").

What happens is that my dream recall is awful! And while I can't improve it, I've tough of WILDing. Lucky me yesterday I accidentally woke up a little before 4am (unfortunately I didn't recall any dream ).

So I decided to WILD (maybe it was not the best time, but I know I have a REM period that ends at about 5am so it seems acceptable). I was pretty relaxed. The hypnogogic hallucinations appeared quickly (visual only).

After approximately 10 minutes, my heart started beating like a drum!

I knew I would experience some sounds, shakes, and even a shallower breathing, but never tough my heart would speed up so much. So, in "panic" (always the most rational I could) I tried to control the beatings. I success at it, but the hypnogogic hallucinations disappear

So I want to ask: was this another hallucination too? If not, is it normal to get speeding heart beats while sleeping (or while entering sleep paralysis)? Should I ignore this and try again?

Thank you in advance, as this has been a great hobby for me, and I hope I have many more lucids.