Originally posted by Nexus555
Thanks for the replies! And for tips on WILD.. Well I'll tell you my experience with WILD.
When I first tried doing a WILD, I was comparing my experiences with other people's experiences. Firstly, the imagery part. When I read through about it, I read a lot about hallucinations, hearing sounds, seeing things, etc. So when I'd try a WILD, I'd just get random abstract thoughts and "mini dreams" as some people say on the forum. I'd get frustrated and say "why am I not seeing these weird images or hearing these sounds." What you must realise is everyone will have slightly different experience. I don't "see" or "hear" things, I'm just merely having those off the wall thoughts and maybe have some dialogue or sound with it. To me, I don't actually have hallucinations, it's just thoughts.
The key (in my opinion) is just to let these thoughts flow and do not analyize them. Using your thinking mind is the last thing you should do. Just notice your thoughts and observe them passively and just let them go. Do not try to control them, or compare them, or think about it. Just let them pass through your mind. When I did WILD, I didn't even concentrate on my breathing or anything. It's hard to explain.... just let your body shut down and do not think at all, but also do not let your mind fall asleep.
Like I said, the worse thing is to think "Well why am I not seeing things yet." And also don't obsess over concentrating on something. Here's a good example. If you WANT to go to sleep, you will not do it. Why? You're using your brain and thinking "I wish I could go to sleep now." But you can't, so you will keep thinking about.... why you can't go to sleep, why you aren't asleep yet, or just thinking I wish I could go to sleep. When you use your brain and think, you are keeping your brain active which is what is NOT supposed to happen when you go to sleep. My only advice is just to keep practicing and practicing on it. Try to just let go of all your thoughts and go with the flow. WILD sounds so hard, but once you do it your first time (like me) it's actually a very simple process. I am off tomorrow and will see if I can successfully do it again.
Also, I would totally recommend a sleeping mask and ear plugs. That way, you can block out your fan, all signs of light, and any other noise that may arise. I perfer to try WILD's during the day when I take naps. I just have WAY too much trouble waking up 5 hours after I go to sleep, and then trying. I'm usually too tired to even wake up, and if I do wake up I fall asleep quick. Naps are convienent because whenever you get a chance at doing them, you usually don't have to worry about doing anything else (i.e. work..) and it's only for 1-3 hours which isn't long.
Anyways, I hope this info will help you, I will keep you guys updated if my WILD tomorrow is successful as well.
Welcome to dreamviews man conratulations on the WILD.
So far the only WILDs I have done were accedental, I was just relaxing and letting thoughts flow like you say, then I suddenly get hit with sleep paralysis. Most of the time I just fall asleep normally when I do this, but on a few occasions I ended up WILDing. Even if it doesn't result in a WILD, letting my thoughts flow is still great, I recomend it to anyone.
Good luck on the future
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