WILD technique but i panicked...any tips?

[dreamstudent123]

Hi there I'm new here (18years old) and I'd like to tell you all my experience that I had yesterday evening. So yesterday I really read a lot of information about lucid dreaming and I was like "today I'll start my journey to the world of lucid dreaming!" In March 2012, I already had started a dream journal, but after about 3/4 dreams I quit, because it didn't seem to work. Now I'm back, full of confidence that someday I will have my first lucid dream So yesterday evening I was ready to do the WILD technique, which I thought was not going to be easy, because I had tried it before and it didn't work. So yesterday (with confidence it was going to work) I was laying in bed with earplugs in playing isochronic tones. At a very low volume of course. I start to relax, close my eyes and start saying to myself "I'm going to have a lucid dream" and " I'll stay conscious while falling asleep". After some time (a couple of minutes) I started to feel really heavy, like my body was made of stone and I was being pushed INSIDE my bed. Also, suddenly everything became much darker within myself; like "real" black 360°. But I felt that myself (my conscious self) was still there.So on one side I was thinking "wow it's starting to work!" , but on the other hand I really started to panic...my hart started racing like crazy! I became really scared, because of how dark it became and had the feeling that if i didn't resisted, the darkness would take me and then there would be nothing to do about it if I'd let in to the feeling. So I resisted and I "woke" up again (even if i didn't actually fall a sleep). It sounds silly but I was really panicking at the moment, because how dark it was. Like demons and other dark entities would take me...So yeah...Any ideas why this happened? And how I can cope with this darkness feeling and how I should relax? It would be much appreciated! (My english is not that bad, I think, I'm from Belgium so if some sentences aren't that clear or "right" please note that it is not my native language) Greetz!

[gab]

If you trying to WILD in the evening, you may have hard time. You should try after at least 4.5 hrs of sleep. It will be easier. If you have not read this WILD (sageous) tutorial yet, I recommend you do. It explains the whole process. Good luck.

[dreamstudent123]

Thank you for responding! I will try to do what you're saying this night But...didn't it actually work like a bit after all? I mean, I could have let myself go with it and then maybe it would have worked, so I'm on the right track aren't I ? thanks Gab

[gab]

It's hard to tell where exactly you were. The feeling of heaviness and being pushed inside bed can be just normal thing you experience when falling asleep. Not sure what the darkness was. There is so many different things you can experience. But the fact that you were aware of all of that is a good sign. It means, that you stayed aware past your normal falling asleep point. Your body was falling asleep and you were aware of that, when normally you don't notice it, because your mind is asleep by then too. So you are on the right path, keep trying. I'm sure it will work for you. It's normal to feel scared - afterall, it's all so new to us. Try to have some pleasant thought, maybe an older dream you like, or something cool you want to dream about, or repeat a mantra to keep other thoughts at bay. Keep telling yourself you are at home in your bed, nothing that's in your mind can hurt you. And the HH are all in your mind. It will get easier with more experience. Happy dreams

[Buzzzsaw]

The first times I tried WILDing, I panicked when I encountered new feelings (heavy body, etc) as well as sounds hallucinations one time, mostly because of the novelty of the experiences. I guess it's normal because those things are new, and you don't feel too much in control or don't know what to expect. Just keep trying and practicing, and you'll get more and more at ease with the different feelings and situations! Bonne nuit et fais de beaux rêves!