Thread: Weirdest Feelings Falling Asleep

Originally Posted by phrozen

It's night 2, and I'm trying now at the WILD technique.

I'm not sure if this is normal or not--but about 30-40 minutes into imagining certain situations (in an attempt to ultimately let my body fall asleep), I started twitching pretty quickly. It lasted for about 1 minute and it felt like complete euphoria.

Has anyone had this happen? Does this mean I'm getting close to the REM stage? I woke up out of this, I think I was getting too excited or something..
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It means you're getting really close. In fact, it happened to me a couple hours ago. You lie there imagining situations in your head, when the darkness of your eyelids seems to get blacker and blacker, even though it is completely black to begin with. Almost like it is taking a 3 dimensional form or something. The flashy colors and lines begin to go away to pure darkness. Your entire body, especially the legs and arms begin to go numb. Shortly after that you begin to have some muscle spasms. Mine usually happen in my abdominal area, sometimes my arms. After that you will find yourself fading in and out of very hazy dream-like scenarios. They won't have much form, and will often be filled with ambient sounds that are taking place in the room you're falling asleep in. You'll still find yourself conscious, to a point where you'll know you aren't completely sleeping, but you will at the same time be mentally drifting in and out of that awareness.

After that it is often only a few minutes before you sift off to sleep and begin to dream. If you keep constantly thinking "I will be lucid" the entire time, especially the end, you will more than likely realize you are dreaming from the start. Good luck!

It's such a rush, isn't it!?

In the beginning, the feeling used to really freak me out. Especially after the numbness of limbs starts moving in and out. I used to have the problem of still being able to feel my sleeping limbs while entering the dream. Or, once the feelings start and you feel your heart rate start to really accelerate, it's easy to become too excited and wake up. The best idea is to just become passive and allow things to take their course without resisting.

Sounds easier than it actually is though. All it takes is practice.