Overfocus vs. Underfocus

[rockinred]

How can I focus enough so I don't slip away during a WILD but not so much that I wake myself up. I constantly find myself slipping into a dream and I either think "HEY I'M ABOUT TO DREAM" and find myself wide awake or I begin a non lucid dream. How do you slip into a dream without waking yourself up? I usually do this when I first go to bed since my body is usually exhausted and my falls asleep in only 10 minutes or so. Any advice would greatly be appreciated!!

[JBales41]

I often have the exact same problem. One thing I'm trying out is simply daydreaming about what you want to dream about as you go to sleep. The thing is trying not to focus too much on the wake-to-sleep transition.

[rockinred]

I often have the exact same problem. One thing I'm trying out is simply daydreaming about what you want to dream about as you go to sleep. The thing is trying not to focus too much on the wake-to-sleep transition. I agree, so maybe I focus on being lucid in my dream but not focus on the fact that I'm WILDing? Welcome to the forum btw!!

[JBales41]

Exactly! And thanks lol

[adraw]

How can I focus enough so I don't slip away during a WILD but not so much that I wake myself up. I constantly find myself slipping into a dream and I either think "HEY I'M ABOUT TO DREAM" and find myself wide awake or I begin a non lucid dream. How do you slip into a dream without waking yourself up? I usually do this when I first go to bed since my body is usually exhausted and my falls asleep in only 10 minutes or so. Any advice would greatly be appreciated!! Every attempt you do at the evening has to deal with two obstacles: 1. You dont enter REM directly, so you have to wait long time till it comes 2. Not only your body is tired. Also your mind is tired and has problems to think clearly at the evening. You may think its not the case, but believe me, your mind is also very manipulative at the evening. It simply doesnt allow you to be just observer, It wants to controll the process, which is unwanted and brings only problems if not insomnia. You need really calm and accepting mind, which you only have in the early morning. So I would recommend to reschedule your attempts for later time.

[Royalpeach]

I often have the exact same problem. One thing I'm trying out is simply daydreaming about what you want to dream about as you go to sleep. The thing is trying not to focus too much on the wake-to-sleep transition. I've been doing this since before I even knew you could induce lucid dreams! Often, I'd simply think about something rather vividly, keeping my concentration on it. I'd slowly be able to feel some of the scenario, interact with it, and before I realized it I'd be in a dream about it.