Last night I was attempting the MILD technique, and I was very determined to have a lucid. I convinced myself that last night would be the night I would have a lucid no matter what, and I went on about a 1 minute long mantra that I repeated 3-4 times after a fairly deep relaxation. Then something odd happened.

Out of no where in the middle of my mantra I suddenly felt an intense "tingling" sensation. It's hard to describe and I don't remember it all that well. It didn't feel exactly like vibrations, so I'm not sure if it actually was a WILD, I've nevEver had one before and the one time I attempted it, I attempted for 3 hours with no success, laying still. This time I was laying still but I wasn't uncomfortable and I was simply repeating my mantra. Anyways, I believe I began to see some heightened imagery on the back of my eyelids. I'm not exactly sure what this hypnogogia stuff entails but my eyes were closed and I sometimes see some faint colors. This time they were a bit more active.

At this point, despite my reassurance that I had to stay calm, breathing deeply as much as possible, my heart was beating at a mile a minute. If this was a WILD, that's most likely why it failed. Eventually the sensation began to fade slightly, and I thought maybe it was a new part of the transition where I'd be paralyzed. When I opened my eyes to test things out, everything was normal and I could move just fine.

I should also add that this was as I was going to sleep, not after waking up 6 hours later. I just got up now, I've got about 20 minutes before I should probably go back and try either a MILD or WILD, but considering I've never made a MILD work and the "WILD" (so I think) was completely accidental... I might just attempt the WILD.

So, the question is, did I just experience a WILD, or was my mind fooling with me? I wasn't expecting a WILD at all, but it's possible I overreacted over a slight sensation I had and then magnified it because of my preconceptions of WILDs. Some interpretation would be greatly appreciated!