Thread: Rapid heartbeat stops my SP attempts

Originally Posted by joseduc

Good luck. I've been trying MILD for a while, but my intentions don't seem to carry over to the dream. Let us know how it goes.

I attempted to MILD last night and just as you said, it didn't seem to carry over into my dreams. Also repeating the mantra didn't seem to settle in, it was quite pointless…

When I do the WILD I ALWAYS get the increased heart rate and breathing, also I start to sweat profusely as well I get body spams and my body moves and never lets me get into the dream it's annoying I don't know why its doing this and not allowing me to go lucid. I have all kinds of HI during this time but can't ever seen to "enter in" to any of it!

Originally Posted by WiLLi3xXx

I attempted to MILD last night and just as you said, it didn't seem to carry over into my dreams. Also repeating the mantra didn't seem to settle in, it was quite pointless…

MILD takes some time to get good at. Like all techniques for anything. It shouldn't be "I tried it last night" it should be "I tried it for the last week. If saying one mantra one night got you lucid then we would just have that on the front page here.

Mantras can't just be words. They must be a feeling and a thought. When you say your mantra you aren't trying to carry the words over like a lot of people do. They will start saying in their dream "I'm dreaming." but it means literally nothing. You need it to mean something to you specifically.

If you have any questions about MILD I would consult these guides:
http://www.dreamviews.com/induction-...d-secrets.html
http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...technique.html

So that it doesn't confuse ya, it isn't a different technique than DILD it is a technique that leads to a DILD.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I use MILD about 90% of the time.

Originally Posted by venn99

When I do the WILD I ALWAYS get the increased heart rate and breathing, also I start to sweat profusely as well I get body spams and my body moves and never lets me get into the dream it's annoying I don't know why its doing this and not allowing me to go lucid. I have all kinds of HI during this time but can't ever seen to "enter in" to any of it!

The only way I have ever been able to get past this is forgetting my body completely. That way if your body does weird things you don't even notice.

Hi Brandon thanks for the quick response. I will have to keep working on it although it has been nearly a year since I had lucid dreams and I haven't unfortunately advanced too far in this time actually have become quite stagnant, even with all my efforts. It just seems too hard to just forget about the symptoms that arise during a WILD. Do you recommend a specific way of doing this?

WILD seems the only way I can get remotely close to a controlled LD, nothing else has really worked for me and mostly have been spontaneous , thanks.

I would recommend visual meditating. er... Daydreaming. Just sit down and daydream for a long time throughout the day. daydream about whatever (if you daydream about lucid dreaming you will have a high chance of becoming lucid via DILD ) until you have forgotten about your body completely. This might be difficult, but go through something that is interesting to you. Like a book or a movie and imagine it. Ask questions about it. This will get you prepared to when you WBTB to WILD. Just sit up for a bit and daydream. Then lay down and go to sleep and keep your mind away from your body. Make sure not to think of things too thought provoking or too dull or you will stay up or fall asleep. Balance is the key. Just like when choosing a good time to WILD you need to find that balance of time that you stay awake, and the time you wake up.
This is my favorite WILD tutorials:
Mzzkcs Comprehensive WILD Guide - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
Why You Fail at WILDs - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

A year with no progress? I would say start from scratch! Reread ETWOLD, get a DJ started up, sleep 8 hours every single night <My idea of trying hard. The sleep is probably most important. Without that much sleep a night (or close to it) you won't be able to stay aware during WILD, the autosuggestion of MILD is ineffective, and to top it off, dreams are less awesome.