Thread: Question- WILD when first going to sleep?

Ok, thanks snoop! That was helpful but how am I gonna do that? I suck at keeping a schedule.

Originally Posted by Springlock

Ok, thanks snoop! That was helpful but how am I gonna do that? I suck at keeping a schedule.

It takes truly being fed up with the current state of affairs and deciding you're just going to do it whether you think it works or not, because it's better than what's happening right now. Commit to the idea because you want to change, not because somebody told you it could work and might help out with you problems. Do it because you want to. The fact it makes it easier to LD is secondary to the benefit that comes from lying in bed knowing you'll be asleep within an hour when it used to take you 3 to 4 hours before, how much more regulated and normal you feel when awake, and the pride you actually solved a problem you've been dealing with for a long time and without taking any shortcuts to do it. The ability to successfully LD definitely rises too, and that's just icing on the cake. You successfully learned to sleep when you need to, feel better during the day, feel better about yourself and be more confident in your ability to affect real change in your life, and be able to more successfully do what you love (LDing) all in one fell swoop.

I know where you're coming from though, I'm just the same way. Discipline in matters that I'm not absolutely required to exhibit it just doesn't happen, for the most part. I had just been dealing with my sleeping issues for so long (and have them get far worse for a while after leaving the military) and had so many medications fail me that I decided if everything was going to fail anyway, I might as well give the one thing I never really put much effort or discipline into for a while a shot, and after a month I started having truly rewarding results. It was about 3 months before getting to sleep in a timely manner was basically a certainty, and I'm glad I finally committed to doing it.

Also, don't get discouraged by failures when it comes to WILD. WILD is probably the most rewarding technique to get the hang of, but it's easily the most difficult with the highest learning curve. There will be mountains of failures before making real headway. I got my first WILD within 3 tries, my second two weeks after that, and it was 4 months or so before getting another. For a good while they were very sparse like that, until I stopped flying blind and got a feel for what it is that helps with success.

I've tried dild, fild, and mild, just so you all know, and WILD gave me my first and only lucid

And thank you again snoop

Also, even if you remember nothing. You should write that down as well. Just practice writing anything at first. And sit in bed for 20 minutes casually trying to think of stuff. If you actively try everyday, there's no way you wouldn't start remembering at least snippets of dreams.

Ohhh ok thanks!