The 90 Days WILD Project

Good luck :D

Day 4:

Went to sleep around 12:30 last night. Woke up at 5:00 a.m. to try WILD. First i went to the bathroom, only opening my eyes when i had to. When i got back to bed, i started trying, but i must have fallen asleep because next thing i know; it is after 6:00 a.m. Fail! I should go to bed earlier tonight. I've got a bad habit of staying up too late. On top of that, i worked today, so i was more tired than i normally would have been. Oh well, better luck next time.

Successful nights: 1 out of 4

This is a good idea, I'll keep an eye on this thread.

Day 6:

I woke up at around 4:30, i got up for like 2 mins, then went back to bed and attempted to WILD. I guess i zoned off for like a min, next thing i know is waking at 9am.

Also i've been remembering my dreams every time i wake up now, so my recall is definitely improving by each night.

Today im going to read a couple of guides on WILD, then im going to choose like 1 or 2 and really work on making them work for me.

Tonight im going to try to stay completely aware, and try one of the WILD methods. im going to set my alarm to go off in 90 mins interval.

Day 5:

Woke up at 5:30, went to the washroom and had a sip of water. Went back to bed and starting focusing on my breaths. I counted until 150 breaths but then figured out it wasn't working. I decided to focus on the sound made by my fan. After a while I decided to give up because I had been awake for more than an hour, so I went to sleep.

Again, failed. However I recalled 3 vivid dreams this morning, and 2 normal dreams :)

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Originally Posted by knecht

I had lucidity tonight! Excellent!

I was trying the VILD technique, and placed myself in a forest landscape. It wasn't very 'well-made'; I found it quite difficult to hold everything together. I tried to start walking in the environment because I was worried that I would lose the visualisation if I just left it steady. I had an odd thought (not sure where this came from...) that there might be a monster I'd created called the 'Melster' in the forest, so I headed for the edge of the trees.

This was the odd bit. I was expecting the environment to steadily get more realistic as I fell nearer sleep. What actually happened was there was this sudden 'shift', which turned everything far more clear, and there wasn't a problem with keeping everything steady in my head. I realised that this must be what a proper dream looks like rather than just imagination. There was a big grassy hill down from the forest; I jumped off the top and tried to fly. (It was more sort of gentle gliding rather than proper flight).

I must have lost lucidity later on in the dream; I can't remember that much of it apart from the beginning. I'm still happy the technique worked :)


I did this after waking up naturally very soon after I went to sleep (I'm sure it was only an hour or two after I fell asleep for the first time). I did try the technique the first time I went to sleep, creating a sort of icy tower, but I didn't experience the 'shift' I did the second time.

TL;DR
WILDed successfully :D

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Nice bro!


Hopefully I'll be successful soon.

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Originally Posted by edge0125

Day 6:

I woke up at around 4:30, i got up for like 2 mins, then went back to bed and attempted to WILD. I guess i zoned off for like a min, next thing i know is waking at 9am.

Also i've been remembering my dreams every time i wake up now, so my recall is definitely improving by each night.

Today im going to read a couple of guides on WILD, then im going to choose like 1 or 2 and really work on making them work for me.

Tonight im going to try to stay completely aware, and try one of the WILD methods. im going to set my alarm to go off in 90 mins interval.

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Thanks to your thread and the motivation of others here, I got back into LD, and able to remember 7 dreams of the past 2 days I started this. I know this along with a few more days I would be able to clearly remember my LD dream when I have on.

Day 5: Nada

Same thing, went to bed at 10:00, used internal clock to wake me up around 4-5. Got up used the restroom and tried to LD. Fell asleep after some time.

Quick Question: When I woke up, I felt not tired anymore, so does that meant that I wouldn't have been able to LD?

Day 1:

Failed but had a very vague DEILD, although I was too confused and tired to comprehend what happened or if I had any control.

Here's a new spin on doing a WILD; it's called CCILD. To me, it kind of sounds like a type of VILD. Here's the thread for it: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=89881

I might try to work this into my attempt tonight. I might use this as a kind of VILD. Instead of making up my own character, i might just pick somebody that i want in my ld; like Jessica Alba. :D Anyway, good luck everybody. I'll report in tomorrow on how this goes.

I'm attempting to WILD myself, and would love to get in on this project. If I achieve one it'll likely be long after you guys all get your first WILDs, but I won't let that get me down. I'll prepare a small notebook to keep track of my WILD reports.

So, ah, am I in? :)

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Originally Posted by Clyde Machine

So, ah, am I in? :)

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Why not :P!

Woo! I'm starting up a small notebook for me to jot down significant things for me to keep track of regarding WILDing, to supplement my daily Dream Journal. :D On the first page, so I can flip back to it anytime, I'm writing down a small list of things to avoid and ideas of what to do during WBTB.

Mind if I give you some advice?

Try to keep a steady schedule... go to bed at the same time every night, wake up at the same time every morning. Then your internal clock will be able to regulate itself. After that you can find the best time for you to attempt your WILD... set your alarm to go off 3 hours after you go to bed a few nights, then 4 hours, then 5, and 6. Hopefully with this experiment you can find the best time to attempt your WILD.

Also if none of the above times seem to work try 30 min in between times: 3:30, 4:30, etc...

This is an amazing idea and I'm in! I just don't have an alarm clock :S. I'm very familiar with the WILD technique and have succeeded during day time naps only. Sadly the reason is because for all the years I've been into LDing (8ish) I haven't tried using an alarm clock... LAZY! anyways great idea! Everyone who is in on this will be motivating each other with their successes and so I cannot wait to embark on the journey with you lot!

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Originally Posted by Reverie Phantom

Mind if I give you some advice?

Try to keep a steady schedule... go to bed at the same time every night, wake up at the same time every morning. Then your internal clock will be able to regulate itself. After that you can find the best time for you to attempt your WILD... set your alarm to go off 3 hours after you go to bed a few nights, then 4 hours, then 5, and 6. Hopefully with this experiment you can find the best time to attempt your WILD.

Also if none of the above times seem to work try 30 min in between times: 3:30, 4:30, etc...

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I've only tried it at 6 and 5 hours from sleeping, and had my alarm for tonight set at 4:45. I'll try to keep a steady wake-up schedule, since I go to bed consistently prior to midnight, and am asleep shortly thereafter. I have college on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and on those days I wake at 6:30/7AM, and on the other four days I wake between 8:30 and 10.
Thanks for that post, I'll try to regulate my sleep schedule a little more steadily to remove more variables.

Umm yea, I kinda had a 'fun' weekend haha. A shit ton of drugs, and last night I OD'd on some pills. I'm going to let my body recover for a couple days, and I'll get right back on to the project.

Day 2:

Another failure. I need to put more effort to stay awake when I wake up or else I will just fall asleep again

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Originally Posted by Clyde Machine

I've only tried it at 6 and 5 hours from sleeping, and had my alarm for tonight set at 4:45. I'll try to keep a steady wake-up schedule, since I go to bed consistently prior to midnight, and am asleep shortly thereafter. I have college on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and on those days I wake at 6:30/7AM, and on the other four days I wake between 8:30 and 10.
Thanks for that post, I'll try to regulate my sleep schedule a little more steadily to remove more variables.

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No prob.

Yeah for some people it takes as little as 3 hours to get into a full blown REM period. I've heard countless WILD attempts failed because they are getting up TOO LATE. ha ha kind of ironic if you think about it.

Day 7:

I forgot to set my alarm. i'm an idiot.
I did remember two dreams when i woke up though.

Day 5:

I went to bed at about 11:45p.m. I set an alarm at 4:15 a.m., but i woke up about twenty minutes before it went off. So i tried WILD, but just layed there for about 45 minutes and nothing happened. I fell asleep and had an awesome DILD. I tried DEILD after that ld ended. Sp started to creep from the tips of my toes all the way up to my chest. It stopped at my chest because i got distracted by the traffic going down the highway next to my house. Too many stupid semi-trucks going up and down the road. The sp faded and i just decided to go to sleep. If i had already had my earplugs in, i probably could have went all the way. I'm going to try to wake up 3hrs. after going to bed this time.

Successful nights: 1 out of 5

Day 6: No progress...at all

Did the usual things, but wasn't successful. Didn't even remember any dreams :(

(As transferred from a little notebook I'm keeping to keep track of my progress.)
Day 1: 1.24.10/1.25.10
Before Attempt: After previous attempts at WILDing I've determined my problem to be lack of internal attention, specifically INTERRUPTED internal attention, mainly caused by the TV after achieving what feels to me like SP. I can't get to the transition if I can't keep a clear mind!

After Attempt: Woke up too much during resting sleep, didn't get enough to stay awake to the SP phase. Attempted 3 times. Will try napping later today.

Nap: 1.25.10
Before: It's 3:03PM now, overcast outside and little noise in the house. Gonna go over my checklist in a moment and try WILDing even though I know that what I need right now is just to sleep.

After: Closest I've ever been, but still no success. Achieved undeniable SP, earplugs worked GREAT. Felt like I was stopped at the transition this time, dipping in and out of dreams/sleep. Laid for 1:30 hours before rolling over and getting non-lucid sleep.

Day 6:

I had set my alarm to wake me up at 5:00, but at 4:57 my body woke itself off, I was impressed. I turned my alarm off but was too lazy to get up. Needless to say, I was back sleeping in less than a minute.

Tomorrow morning: GET OUT OF BED YOU LAZY F#CK

Day 8:

Failure again.

It looks like im gonna have to change things a bit.
Throughout my first week it seems like im making the same mistake every night. My dream recall has improved, but i still have not been able to have a WILD.

So im going back to the drawing board to see what i can do differently.

Day 6:

Another failure for me. I set an alarm for 3 hours after going to bed, but i woke up about 30 minutes before it was supposed to go off. It was too short of time for me to go back to sleep before the alarm would go off. So i tried WILD then, but accidently fell asleep unaware. I would like to stick to 90 minute intervals but i might try naturely waking up for WILD for a few days. I hate that i've only gotten 1 WILD in 6 days. Just have to keep trying. Don't give up everybody.

Successful nights: 1 out of 6