New here...

[Spire]

Hey all. So i've been kind of creeping back here, and on-and-off working on lucid dreaming. So I woke up pretty early this morning, and laid in bed for a while, then tried to WILD...My body got numb and then I started seeing colors and shapes. It seemed like 10 seconds later I suddenly saw a person that was just standing in a room. I realized I was dreaming, so I tried to take control of said person. It switched to 1st person, and my eyes were closed, so I tried to open them, and I opened my eyes for real (wasn't a false awakening). Was that a lucid dream, even though it only lasted like 3 seconds?

[Portalboat]

From what I know, definitely. The colors and shapes you saw (if you didn't already know) are called hypnagogic hallucinations. I quote the WILD Tutorial: During your time in this phase you may also experience hypnagogic hallucinations. These can be of any senses, but most often are associated with sights and sounds. There are several common hallucinations, however they can take many forms. The memory footprint hypnagogic hallucination is the one that tells you that you are getting close to a lucid dream. It happens when you are hovering between the subconscious and conscious minds, dipping into the subconscious to pick up a part of a dream image, but then coming back out. Because you are in between consciousnesses when seeing memory footprints, it is important not to disrupt yourself because you are very close to slipping into the dream state. That man might have been your dream guide, if you couldn't take control of him.

[Spire]

Idk, I thought I could take control over him, just I woke up while trying to do it, thanks though!