Thread: i panicked

ok about 6 months ago i was laying on my couch falling asleep but i couldnt because i had to leave in under an hour and was afraid i couldnt wake up from my phone alarm so just as i felt myself slipping away i forced my eyes open and moved to wake myself up.. i felt really tired and tingly so i did it again.. after keeping myself awake 4 or 5 times i got what i can only call "stuck".. i could kinda hear a little bit of the tv, it was completely black and i couldnt move at all.. the next thing i know i give up on feeling the tingliness again and used all of my strenght to wake up.. ive had several opportunities to do this again but have been too afraid to.. at the time i had no idea people could purposely have lucid dreams

then about an hour ago i came across lucid dreaming on stumbleupon and eventually found this sit

im probably wrong but is this the WILD technique.. if i would have stuck with it and not panicked would dream have started? because i was fully conscious but paralyzed..

im still gonna do all the exercise and practice other things but is this how WILD is achieved?

This does sound like you are on your way to a WILD, but there is still a ways to go! The paralysis can often come with tingles, vibrations, buzzing noises (like what you might have thought were coming from the tv) rumbles, and any number of strange sensations. What would have come next if you allowed yourself to sink into it and if you kept your consciousness around you, would have been hypnagogic hallucinations, also known as hypnagogic imagery, (HH and HI respectively). This can be fully formed scenes, or just flashes, lights (fuzzy or sharp) and some people don't experience them at all. If you get through that while still keeping your wits about you, then most usually you are in the dream, often people think they failed, finding themselves laying exactly where they are, but fully awake. This would be the time to RC because you may very well be dreaming!

There are a lot of tutorials and experienced people out there willing to give advice, not to mention plenty of old threads about it if you want to research it further. Sleep paralysis and WILD's are among the most varied and interesting aspects of dreaming. The possibilities of what you may experience are nearly endless!

What rebelsecen said is right, if you had stuck with it and just remained calm but aware, you would have eventually slipped into a dream fully lucid, and many of my WILD's are false awakenings as well, so if you hear the vibrations stop and don't feel paralyzed anymore, try a reality check to make sure you are or are not dreaming.

wow thanks that explains alot.. im about to work 16 hours so later tonight its goin down lol.. im not expecting to succeed but ill see how far i get.. thanks for your help