**What stage was I in** Nothing happening past SP

**Arch** · 08-09-2011 12:55 PM

I failed a WBTB WILD last night/this morning. But I'm confused on what stage I was in, I'll describe what happened.

Got up 6 hours later
Lied on my back, this took awhile, longer than I wanted, and at one stage a sound above me (was really weird like a squelching noise) made me open my eyes for a second, but I closed them straight away. Very soon after doing so my body went into SP I think, got a weird wave over me and my heart started getting faster and louder (because when I go into SP I dont get enough oxygen) so I increased my breathing, deeper and my heart calmed down to an extent where I couldnt hear it at all. Then I was in this stage I felt very comfortable but nothing happened, I sat there for about 10 minutes without any sort of sign of progress, I was expecting a noise or an image, but nothing, so I took my chances opened my eyes and... failed.

What stage was I in after SP, becuase I didnt seem to progress when I expected I should have. (was it opening my eyes early on and I hadnt even realised how deep I was?) Is there any techniques to transition easier, I did attempt to "imagine" myself rolling over, but it didnt convince me.

**Waterlimon** · 08-09-2011 09:35 PM

Inb4YourProblemIsThatYoureExpectingSomethingToHapp en

**Arch** · 08-09-2011 09:40 PM

So I just need to chill out, not be excited, and let it just happen?

**trexboreal** · 08-12-2011 11:57 PM

Wow sean, it's pretty weird cuz the same thing happened to me today, except it was in an afternoon nap. But after some research, I'm pretty sure the problem was exactly as Waterlimon said. Let's just let it happen without really thinking about it and that should work. When I did it, I was always thinking like "Wow, so this is SP ?", "Hey, what's next now ?", "Oh, yeah, I will see a dream forming before my eyes and I will just get in it." And after a while, "Hey, there's nothing... "

Anyway, I will try again tonight in a WBTB and I will see what will happen.
Good luck with lucid dreaming !

**BamaDreamer** · 08-15-2011 05:34 PM

I had the same problem last night, weird. I have had one lucid so far, and it was using this method. After SP sat in, I just kind of........sat up and saw myself sleeping when I looked down. It seems that after I researched LD's more, I almost am overwhelmed with information, and I think I am making the same mistake, expecting the dream world to just open up after SP runs its course. I was in and out of sp for about an hour last night, re positioning myself about ever 15 minutes and then laying still again, but i could never take it further than SP.

Does anyone out there have a solution or "trick" to make the transition that works for them?

**Supernova** · 08-15-2011 06:29 PM

My bet is you're thinking too much.

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