Good thing to do while I wait to WILD?

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11-17-2009, 05:10 AM
Beyond Reality

Good thing to do while I wait to WILD?

When trying to preform a WILD, in the period where you wake up in the middle of the night and wait for about 30 minutes, then go back to bed, what are some good things to do? Should I listen to an ipod, or play with a puzzle (like a rubik's cube or something)? Thanks.
11-17-2009, 06:53 AM
Conzo

First off, go to the bathroom. Nothing can ruin a WILD like a full bladder. Then, just do anything that would keep you occupied but not get you too awake. Read a book, listen to some music, watch a bit of TV. Anything you want really, as long as you don't get too awake to not be able to fall asleep.
11-17-2009, 03:00 PM
Beyond Reality

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Originally Posted by Conzo

First off, go to the bathroom. Nothing can ruin a WILD like a full bladder. Then, just do anything that would keep you occupied but not get you too awake. Read a book, listen to some music, watch a bit of TV. Anything you want really, as long as you don't get too awake to not be able to fall asleep.

Ahhh fuck I tried my first WILD last night and it was horrible. I did everything I was supposed to do but I just never got sleepy again after I woke up. What the shit.
11-17-2009, 05:05 PM
Conzo

Adjust the time that you are up for. Some need up to a hour of being up, while some only can wake up, roll over in bed, and start WILDing. Try out different times to see what's right for you.
11-17-2009, 08:45 PM
Serith

It might be better to avoid lights, especially things like TVs and computers. Those can really mess with sleep cycles, and I can see how they could wake you up enough that you can't return to sleep.
11-17-2009, 10:52 PM
Kraftwerk

Last night I woke up at 3, got up for 10 minutes.. tried to wild, then decided "Screw This, I'm going back to bed". It was probably because my dream recall was CRAP last night.
11-17-2009, 11:33 PM
Rosewhip137

I just browse DV for half an hour, I'm gonna try less time tonight, I became too awake.
11-18-2009, 04:38 AM
Puffin

I WBTB'd when I had my first WILD, and I stayed up for around 15 minutes doing simple math, like one plus one. I also combined it with lucid dreaming, by doing things like...

1 lucid dream + 3 lucid dreams = _____
30 lucid dreams + 2 lucid dreams = _____

And so on. =P
11-18-2009, 03:02 PM
Beyond Reality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conzo

Adjust the time that you are up for. Some need up to a hour of being up, while some only can wake up, roll over in bed, and start WILDing. Try out different times to see what's right for you.

I'm sure your advice is useful, but in your signature, you clearly show how many WILDs you've experienced... none. So do you actually know what you're talking about?
11-18-2009, 03:05 PM
Beyond Reality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Serith

It might be better to avoid lights, especially things like TVs and computers. Those can really mess with sleep cycles, and I can see how they could wake you up enough that you can't return to sleep.

I turned on my very bright bedside lamp for a while and that got me really awake, but I read somewhere that you NEED to be exposed to a lot of light to get your mind awake. Hm?

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Originally Posted by Demara

I WBTB'd when I had my first WILD, and I stayed up for around 15 minutes doing simple math, like one plus one. I also combined it with lucid dreaming, by doing things like...

1 lucid dream + 3 lucid dreams = _____
30 lucid dreams + 2 lucid dreams = _____

And so on. =P

Ha ha I love it. That's an excellent idea! The "adding lucid dreams together" sound like a really good idea, because my guess is it gets your mind active while thinking about LDs. Thanks! I'm definitely going to try it.
11-18-2009, 05:07 PM
Conzo

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Originally Posted by Beyond Reality

I'm sure your advice is useful, but in your signature, you clearly show how many WILDs you've experienced... none. So do you actually know what you're talking about?

After reading many tutorials and reading many people's questions where experienced people answer, you can learn many things without actually experiencing them. I cannot tell you what SP feels like or what a nice vivid LD is like, but I can tell you what others have experienced, and I can tell you what I have learned from the tutorials and many other question threads on WBTB times.

Basically I learn from other people's experiences and questions. Tutorials are also a very good source of knowledge on LDing.
11-19-2009, 01:11 AM
hardc0re

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beyond Reality

I turned on my very bright bedside lamp for a while and that got me really awake, but I read somewhere that you NEED to be exposed to a lot of light to get your mind awake. Hm?

Being exposed to too much light will end up making you too awake, and will make it a lot harder for you to fall asleep. I woke up, went to the washroom, went back to bed, and my body didn't fall asleep till about 2 hours later. It all depends.
11-19-2009, 03:14 PM
Beyond Reality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conzo

After reading many tutorials and reading many people's questions where experienced people answer, you can learn many things without actually experiencing them. I cannot tell you what SP feels like or what a nice vivid LD is like, but I can tell you what others have experienced, and I can tell you what I have learned from the tutorials and many other question threads on WBTB times.

Basically I learn from other people's experiences and questions. Tutorials are also a very good source of knowledge on LDing.

Ha ha ok that's fair enough. I wasn't trying to be rude by the way, I just wanted to check credibility of the source. :P
11-19-2009, 07:02 PM
topten35

My favorite thing to do while waiting to wild for 30 minutes is just to do what i'm doing now, and that's going to dream views and read up on the tutorals and other techniques that people have used.