So I decided to try WILD the other morning. I had been awake for 1 hour in the morning, then went back to bed. I laid on my back, did some slowed breathing but nothing happened, except for some annoying itches, which i successfully ignored. I laid there for about an hour, nothing was happening so I decided to roll over on my side. I felt my body immediately get more relaxed and knew I could fall asleep more easily. I tried to stay aware but let myself go in and out of sleep.

Finally, I saw swirling dots, I got the spins, the room felt darker, my hearing changed and i could hear what sounded like all the doors in my house keep opening and closing. I was a little scared. I think I concentrated too much on it and I came out of it.

I tried it again...I got the spins again. It felt like I was on a rollercoaster, like I was in warp speed. My eyes were moving all over. It was like I was observing all this from inside my body. It was weird. Then all the sudden I felt like someone hit me on the head hard! It made me jump and it made me come out of it and I was awake. I was home alone and my head didn't hurt so no one really could've hit me.

This was really the first time I had experienced something like this. I didn't know what to do while I was in this state. Do I just continue to observe but not concentrate on any of it? Was all this just classic hypnogogic sound and imagery? Was I on my way to sleep paralysis? If I had continued to passively observe would a dream have formed soon after? What should I do next time I get in this state? And one last question....Has anyone else felt like they got hit on the head like this?