Thread: That weird vibrating sensation?

Originally Posted by CFH983743

On my past few (first) attempts at the WILD technique I'll get this weird sensation, it makes it impossible to continue and it makes me twitch. After I've meditated around 10 minutes focusing on my breathing I'll feel this weird vibrating, like I said earlier, it almost feels like I have to move (like I'm involuntarily moving). So basically, my main question is what this means; is it the beginning of sleep paralysis? Should I start imagining my dream scene at this point?

thank you nicholas newport for the consistent Sleep Paralysis threads!

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Point taken

Let me rephrase, how can you ignore this; it feels so weird.

post your WILD technique and let me see if i can help you

I try before bed and when I wake up in the middle of the night. I'll put on an eye mask and start meditating. After 10-15 minutes of focusing solely on my breathing this vibrating sensation comes; it always makes me really want to move something(arm, leg etc.). I have never been able to fully ignore it, I think I just need practice.

Edit: I also plan on charting my mid-night awakenings so I can figure out my REM cycle.

Originally Posted by CFH983743

I try before bed and when I wake up in the middle of the night. I'll put on an eye mask and start meditating. After 10-15 minutes of focusing solely on my breathing this vibrating sensation comes; it always makes me really want to move something(arm, leg etc.). I have never been able to fully ignore it, I think I just need practice.

Edit: I also plan on charting my mid-night awakenings so I can figure out my REM cycle.

im gonna just say this vibration feeling you are feeling is just your body becoming numb and while meditating you can't keep attention off your physical body. My advice which will I know alot of people would disagree with, is to stop meditating. The reason you want to move your body part is because you are uncomfortable. It seems like you are putting too much effort into meditating.

My best advice would be to stop trying to WILD. Get a dream journal going (if you haven't already) and do the DEILD technique instead. I gave up on WILD because i was plagued with bad advice involving vibrations, sleep paralysis, and colors and shapes (HH). So i tried the DEILD technique instead. I experience vibrations but i dont even consider them vibrations. My "vibrations" are so intense it feels like an earthquake is going off in my room. When you do a successful DEILD which is much easier than WILD, you will slowly learn how to bring your success from DEILDs into WILDs. Thats the only way i figured out how to do it. I still dont understand how I WILD. I know the basic concept of it but its unexplainable how i get into the state of mind i need to WILD. Usually its from visualization.

Ok, I'm not entirely focused, sometimes I'll drift off and have vivid day-dreams.

Originally Posted by CFH983743

Ok, I'm not entirely focused, sometimes I'll drift off and have vivid day-dreams.

what

When meditating I'm relaxed, I'm not fighting any thoughts. You may be right, I can't keep my focus off my physical body. Once I had a vivid mini dream almost or something. I almost started hallucinating, but the first on snapped me out of it. I apologize for my incoherence, It's getting late.