Thread: Afraid of attempting WILD.

I had this exact same problem when I first started because I used to experience terrifying sleep paralysis before I had even heard about Lucid Dreaming. However now that I am well informed about it, it doesn't scare me anymore and I don't even have hallucinations when attempting WILD, only when waking up to SP. Not sure if this helps, but once you realise there is nothing to be scared about and nothing can actually hurt you, its easy to overcome your fear and get into some great lucids, especially when you know they are so worth it!

I'm the same as destinationmoon (Isn't that a Tintin book?) I used to have terrifying nightmares that I now know are SP and FA. I'm not a successful WILDer (yet ) but here's my thoughts:

Start trying to WILD in afternoon naps.
Practise regular meditation first so you get used to 'odd' things like HIs
Make up some affirmations about nightmare scenarios, "If I get scary SP I'll just relax and go to sleep" etc.

You hear those sotries, but it's different for each person. Firstly, as others have said, there's nothing to be afraid of. I had a WILD where my dad came into my room and told me to wake up for school, although I just remembered getting up at 3AM to go to the bathroom. Then, I realized that I had already fallen asleep and entered a dream. I barely noticed. On the other hand, I've had WILDs with a lot of vibrations and hypnagogia. I had some auditory hallucinations, and I was startled at first, but then just kept going and made it. It took a few tries to get over it at first, but there's really no reason to worry, or else not many people would try to WILD in the first place.

yes it is a tin tin book

and I think you have to attempt it and go through it to judge it for yourself, there is no point being scared about other peoples experiences as everyone is different. the only thing that is the same about everyone is that everyone has survived nothing can hurt you and you just need to ride it out and think of it as an important gateway into lucid dreaming