Thread: When WILDing in NREM, how can you tell when you've actually 'fallen asleep'?

MasterMind

Great advice!

Originally Posted by MasterMind

Just like you in meditation have the idea of sitting and stop the thinking mind, but if you try to see if your thinking has stopped you have to think.

^^Yes I’ve often found this to be a major difficulty. Whenever I try not to think too much about the process, I begin thinking about not thinking too much! It can be hard to know what to focus on, but I can really see the benefit of keeping your awareness on the end goal, as you said, making it much easier to divert your attention away from the steps required in getting there.

Originally Posted by MasterMind

I hope this makes sense and that it has value to you.

Peace!

It certainly does, thanks!

Gab

Originally Posted by gab

I may feel any sensation line vibrations, feeling of sinking into bed, falling backwards, flying head first at warp speed, rotating, waving, ... When this is happening, there is a good chance that you are alseep and you can try and either to a motionless RC, or just trust your instincts (and what you read here on DV) and roll out of your body or simply stand up).

^^Yes, I’ve often experienced this phenomenon when trying to WILD, like the sliding or sinking feeling, as well as feeling like being in a dark ‘void’. I always thought of this as some kind of early stage of sleep paralysis (which I’m fairly sure it isn’t). I suppose it’s definitely a good sign, though, that you’ve probably fallen asleep.

Thanks!