Thread: Why doesn't WILD work when going to bed, but does work when napping?

Originally Posted by funymunky

As someone who experimented with polyphasic sleep for about a month, I actually don't think it's totally necessary to use naps or WBTB for WILDs. It will definitely help, but my one and only WILD was actually done when going to bed normally for the night. That's probably because I trained my body to enter into REM sleep immediately upon falling asleep, and anyone could do that. Of course, I'm not as good at that as I was when I was sleeping polyphasically, but it still helps a lot, I think.

Did you experiment with polyphasic sleep specifically for lucid dreaming? Besides being able to WILD once, were you able to lucid dream more often during this month?
WILD is most effective when done right before or during a REM phase, so whether you use WBTB, napping or an adjusted sleep schedule like polyphasic sleep, you still need your REM phase. I've got a traditional sleeping schedule so WILD when going to bed at night doesn't work for me, unless I could keep my mind awake for probably over 90 minutes..