Hello mimi, |
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While the connection may seem obvious to some, I very rarely see people talk about attention span when it comes to WILD or DILD. After reading about people's failed WILD attempts, and noticing mine too (both through a long period of time), I realized how sometimes if not often, a huge problem is a short attention span, the inability to maintain focus for longer than a few seconds (especially in that 90% asleep state). We wake up for WILD, get out of bed if we choose to, get back in bed, start an anchor, lose focus every 10-20 seconds, and before we know it we've passed out unconsciously because we could not maintain our attention on staying awake/the anchor. Is it just me, or the inability to maintain focus is a huge obstacle towards WILDing? Should we spend more time improving our attention span/focus (in the hopes that it would help with LDing)? |
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Hello mimi, |
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It isn't just you, Mimi; learning to maintain focus is indeed a huge obstacle for many of us WILD'ers, myself included. But huge as it may be, it is not an insurmountable obstacle. |
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The most successful anchors I have found are ones that involve a low level of discomfort. BillyBob mentions using these kinds of anchors in his WILD tutorial (I tried to link it to my reply but apparently you have to be registered for 3 days). I didn't particularly have any luck with sleeping on my hand as it caused me too much discomfort. Rather, I cross my fingers in such a way that they will not come undone naturally without the use of deliberate force. This exerts the perfect amount of noticeable discomfort for me, but not so much to the point that it prevents me from relaxing and falling into the dream state. |
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