WILD Accidentally On Purpose?

**Shawnzy** · 08-13-2012 01:43 AM

This is the second time this has happened to me, but last night I decided to try to WILD, after a little bit I was basically like 'screw it, I just wanna fall asleep now' so I got into the position I'd normally sleep in. After about 3 minutes I immediately felt myself slipping into a dream. No sign of sleep paralysis, no hypnagogic imagery. Because I was only trying to fall asleep, not worrying about trying to dream, I wasn't ready for it so I quickly lost lucidity. Thoughts?

. . . also, because I wasn't ready for the dream, and I didn't actually have much time to sleep before I had to wake up and get ready for work (20 minutes), I tried to force myself awake, and I normally have no problem doing this, but instead I had a false awakening (lol), I forced myself awake into a different dream, where my nose was bleeding like crazy, and when I went into the bathroom to look in the mirror, I had blood coming out of my eyes too. It was scary in the dream, but when I woke up I just thought there was something really about it (I don't know lol). I just thought that was a really interesting experience that I thought I'd share (but then again what isn't interesting about any dream).

**paigeyemps** · 08-13-2012 11:12 AM

Hmmm do you remember the transition? What I mean is, during those "3 minutes", do you recall anything? Were you awake all that time, or did you somewhat fall asleep? If you noticed the transition from waking to the part where you entered the dream, then that was a WILD. If you fell asleep, even for a few minutes, then that would be a DILD.

It is quite common for people to attempt WILD, give up, and end up having a DILD the moment they fall asleep. (Happens to me as well)

In any case, congratulations on the lucid! Every attempt, success or failure, is still progress. Oh, and also, practice doing reality checks everytime you wake up. Really helps catch those FA's in the future.

Good luck, and happy dreams

**Shawnzy** · 08-13-2012 02:35 PM

No, I was defiantly conscious the entire time, from start to finish. I felt the transition. I just thought that it was awkward because I feel like I essentially skipped the entire sleep paralysis stage. And in the FA I didn't have time to do my check because my nose was already bleeding when I 'woke up' so I rushed to the bathroom lol. I was all like wadafuq?