So I have been attempting WILD for like a week or so. It always feels like it will be the one attempt to succeed, but usually I just lay there for 40 min not moving and nothing really happens. Sometimes I feel like I am flying, sometimes I see HI, sometimes I start imagining dream parts without really thinking about it, just like my vivid daydreams. And I eventually give up.

But today it felt really different. It almost felt like I was really close.

After laying for about 30 min, being almost paralyzed but I could move if I wanted, I didn't really see any HI, just black moving foggy thing. I only had some jerks all over my body here and there. I didn't think about anything, I didn't use a mantra or count. I just maintained awareness and suddenly I started focusing on the back of my eyelids and suddenly the blackness started flashing and it almost felt like it was absorbing me, but since everything was calm and this happened suddenly and I didn't expect it, I got startled and the feeling stopped and it returned to normal. For some reason I gave up. It almost felt like my FOV was increasing.

So was I really close or just something random?

I really have no problem with awareness during WILD and I don't fall asleep. I just feel like I am not doing something right, but today was different.

So I just have to relax and wait for different methods to enter a dream?

Also I live really close to the street and the vehicles passing probably affect my attempts. There is also a clock which is ticking.

A final thing I have to ask - Does light affect WILD attempts? Most of my attempts are during daylight and I usually put my hand over my face, but today I just put a small blanket over my eyes and worked just as good.