Hey all,

Just a couple questions... Ive had lucid dreams fairly often over the last year (1/2 a week maybe?), but almost all of these have been from randomly doing a reality check while in the dream.

I have tried WILD many many times and have yet to have success. Today, however, i recently heard that an afternoon nap is an excellent time to become lucid as you jump almost directly into REM, so i gave it a shot.

I had been awake for about 6 hours already that day, and was quite tired. I fell asleep and my WILD failed, and ended up in a non-lucid dream.

Then i woke up, reality checked, and went right back to sleep... and what felt like less than 15 seconds I was experiencing a very weak version of my typical transition into the dream state. Usually I feel like I am being sucked through a worm hole with all kinds of loud, oscillating siren type noises, but today I felt weaker, weird pulling sensations with no noise. I wasn't sure if i had transitioned so i just did a reality check anyway, and i was in a dream!

It was very strange because what felt like 10 seconds ago, I was awake and aware in reality, then upon closing my eyes again and letting go of my body, I was in a dream!

SOrry for the extensive details, now my questions:

1. I thought your body had to enter sleep paralysis before you dream so you dont act out your dream, did i just go through SP in the 10 seconds after I went back to sleep and went into the dream???? It seems like such a short time for such an important physical process to take place, especially since I didn't notice and from what I hear it is quite a noticeable process.

2. I just read something about DEILD, is that closer to what I achieved than a true WILD?

3. Every time i become lucid, my orientation is completely messed up. I typically wake up in my bed, and have a sideways view of my room as if i am laying down. I reality check, then stand up, but i still have the same sideways vision, despite feeling as though i am standing straight up. Try to imagine that, it is not pleasant haha. I also feel very sluggish and heavy, as if i am trying to move through a pool of molasses. It is really dizzying and distracting, and i think i put so much emphasis on trying to fix it that sometimes i just drop out of the dream. Normally i can fix it in about 10 seconds, but today it was so intense i just dropped out of the dream. Has anyone had any similar experiences to this?

Again, sorry for the long read. Thanks for your time!

Minkar