Please Help Me!

Hi. I've been trying to do WILDs for like a month now and I just can't get them to work! I have tried to
-set my alarm clock really loud so I wake up (but I don't always)
-stay calm and relaxed (but during sleep paralysis I freak out)
-listen to the Theta beat things (but they just annoy me)
and well, I've done all I can think of doing. I really want to do a Lucid tonight if possible so...if you can post soon I'd appreciate it. (I also try to do DILDs but I never seem to be able to do them so...hehe, WILDs are my best chance right now)
Thanks in advance :sleepmeditate2:

First, why is a loud alarm clock not able to wake you? I'm pretty sure whatever's causing that problem is also responsible for your lack of lucid dreams. Are you taking any medications? Do you have an irregular sleep schedule? Diet? Exercise? Basically, there's something wonky going on there.

I can understand being scared during SP. What particular aspect freaks you out the most? Is it the physical sensations, or the hallucinations?

And as for binaural beats, don't bother with that stuff. IMHO, at best they'll do nothing, and at worst they'll give you a headache.

Well, my alarm clock actually didn't wake me last night, but I woke up just before it rang! So maybe I'm starting to get used to waking up at that time? I'm not taking any medications, unless you count vitamins and allergy pills.

During SP I get freaked out because of this weird vibrating sensation in my chest and in my head. There is also a loud ringing noise. Sometimes, even when I'm in SP I just can't fall back asleep. I don't know why, but sometimes I just can't!

Yeah, I kinda figured those noise things wouldn't do much.

Some allergy pills can act as strong sedatives. If you take the dose in the evening, maybe try taking it earlier in the day. But I'm not a doctor, so you can't legally take my advice ;)

Sounds like you got a case Exploding Head Syndrome during your SP. This is normal, everyone gets it to varying degrees when they try to WILD. It can be dealt with by altering your timing. Instead of waiting to be sure you're in SP and then doing the dream entry, maybe try making your dream entry BEFORE the SP starts to get all noisy. That way, by the time all that Exploding Head stuff is supposed to happen, you won't feel it because you're already in the dream. So instead of doing SP and then entering the dream, you do both simultaneously.

Now, if you don't have a good dream entry technique, then that's a separate issue.

Hopefully that made some sense...

Ok. Well, the allergy pill I take, I take in the morning, so I guess that's not the case. Thanks so much for your help! I'll try that tonight! I'll let you know how it goes!

It might take more than one try! Give it a few tries before making a judgment. Lucid dreaming is an art as much as a science :)

Ok! I'll stick to it and I'll get it sooner or later! :D

Well, it didn't work last night. I had troubles just plain getting into SP for some reason. I just couldn't go back to sleep either. And you mentioned earlier something about "dream entry technique" and I'm not fully sure on what that is. Could you help?

Here try my technique its like kinda like a wild but it's more like a WBTB and a DILD combined but more complex

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Originally Posted by guitardreamer

Well, it didn't work last night. I had troubles just plain getting into SP for some reason. I just couldn't go back to sleep either. And you mentioned earlier something about "dream entry technique" and I'm not fully sure on what that is. Could you help?

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An entry technique is what you do once you've started SP. It's the thing that actually transitions you from being paralyzed in bed to being in a dream. If you ask 10 people what the best technique is, you'll get 11 answers. But basically, there are two main categories IMHO: visualization or using your sense of touch.

Visualization: any technique that involves actively looking at your hypnagogic hallucinations and trying to sort of "walk into" a visual image. It makes for a smooth transition, but it's harder to pull off.

Sense of touch: also sometimes known as "rolling out of bed". You completely ignore what you see, whether it be hallucinations or blackness, doesn't matter. You imagine the feeling of getting out of bed, and you'll end up in a dream version of your room. Then you just open your eyes, and you're there.

I'm being intentionally vague here, because every individual has their own entry technique. And trying to use detailed instructions from someone else may hinder your progress. It's all about getting lots of practice and getting a good, intuitive sense of how it works.

Thanks cmind! (and you too iFatal) I'll try the sense of touch one tonight. I think I may have done that before, though I'm not sure when, but I think that'll be pretty good for me to to. Thanks so much! I'll try it a few times. Then in a few days, unless the Sense of Touch way works really well, I'll try the Visualization way! =) thanks!!

Ok, my alarm clock didn't even wake me up last night. Maybe thats because it took my until 11:30 to fall asleep but I dunno. I woke up just randomly at 6am and saw what time it was. I was disappointed cause I had been getting myself ready to WILD. I'd been all excited all day and then I just didn't wake up on time. So, I'm kinda disappointed. I wish it was easier to fall asleep because it took 1 1/2 hours to fall asleep. Ok well... Try again tonight.

You know, the exact time you do it doesn't really matter. If it's morning, and you can fall back asleep, you can WILD.

Ok. But I tried to and it didn't work...maybe that's because it was kinda noisy and I was distracted. Well, I'll keep trying!!

I personally don't like binaural beats because they can cause you to do things that drugs can cause you to do and I don't want to put myself in a bad situation with addiction to that stuff...

Yeah. I don't like 'em either. I thought they'd be some little clicking noise, but heck, them things just suck. They make me think of alien movies. LOL

haha, you can't get addicted to binaural beats. But they do suck, because they can give you headaches and stuff like that.

They are soo annoying. LOL

Do they hurt, like migraines...? Cause those hurt SOOOOOO bad.... What makes me wonder is that there's binaural beats for like, illegal drugs and stuff too... :P