Thread: Is WILD'ing in the evening possible?

Possible, but hard.

Originally Posted by littlezoe

Possible, but hard.

Are we talking as tough as trying when you are going to bed? (which I personally find unbelievably difficult and I end up staying still for 2 hours and then getting frustrated)
or just "would take a bit of time"?

Originally Posted by traslogan

Are we talking as tough as trying when you are going to bed?

That's how i meant it. If you sleep in the usual hours, then 6-9PM is late enough for it to count as "going to bed".

Originally Posted by littlezoe

That's how i meant it. If you sleep in the usual hours, then 6-9PM is late enough for it to count as "going to bed".

I typically sleep a few hours later than that (I'll typically go to bed at 12am or 1am) so would that take away some of the difficulty?

Originally Posted by traslogan

I typically sleep a few hours later than that (I'll typically go to bed at 12am or 1am) so would that take away some of the difficulty?

No. The thing is that when you try WILD immediately after going to bed, it'll be harder to do. I'd say it doesn't change much if you try it some hours earlier...
WILD is the best done after 5 or so hours... or you can even try 3 hours... The point is that you need to sleep before it to make it easier.

Originally Posted by littlezoe

No. The thing is that when you try WILD immediately after going to bed, it'll be harder to do. I'd say it doesn't change much if you try it some hours earlier...
WILD is the best done after 5 or so hours... or you can even try 3 hours... The point is that you need to sleep before it to make it easier.

Okay Thanks.
Would it be possible to have it as 1-2 hours sleep first ( I know it's not the reccomended). I can quite often have the urge to sleep in the evening and I can typically be awoken by an iphone alarm after an hour of sleeping in the evening.

Originally Posted by traslogan

Okay Thanks.
Would it be possible to have it as 1-2 hours sleep first ( I know it's not the reccomended). I can quite often have the urge to sleep in the evening and I can typically be awoken by an iphone alarm after an hour of sleeping in the evening.

It never hurts to try I had LDs after 1 hour 50 minutes of sleep for example... You would probably reach an earlier REM cycle.

Originally Posted by littlezoe

It never hurts to try I had LDs after 1 hour 50 minutes of sleep for example... You would probably reach an earlier REM cycle.

Okay thanks
Hopefully I'll have one of my evening sleeps tonight and try it out.

Wait, when you say its "tough" or "hard", what exactly does that mean? What is it hard to do? Get into SP?

Personally I would recommend trying WILD when you are naturally feeling tired. Lying aware for 1 to 2 hours really sucks.

Afternoon naps, early morning wakings, late morning naps are all good times to try. If you try it at a time that sleep would not naturally come to you it's unlikely you will achieve meaningful results.

Skipping a sleep period for a day and trying it out the next might work better.