Is this a legitimate tip for wilding?

**Spiderman_859** · 06-29-2010 01:28 AM

So early this morning my phone went off for a wild. I had read Crazyinsane's canwild method and I wanted to give it a try but of course I forgot to lay perfectly still and I opened my eyes a little. I tried to wild after that in two positions and I finally got frustrated and gave up. So I rolled over and tried to go back to sleep. Right before I lost consciousness I started feeling vibrations and the hallucinations associated with a wild. I got really excited, my mind woke up, and rode the "beast" all the way into a dream. Reflecting on the morning later I realized that when I was really trying hard to wild I was almost never successful but when I didn't focus on wilding and focused more on falling asleep I was much more successful. Is this a legitimate tip I could give someone?

**LiveInTheDream** · 06-29-2010 02:11 AM

To be sure, you could!

I'm surprised you haven't come across that sooner, seeing as you've obviously been through the WILDing forums. Multiple people have made a point of saying not to focus on the hypnagogic imagery or the vibrations or what not. It's the dream you're after, and you don't dream until you're asleep, so there's your real goal for you.

**Spiderman_859** · 06-29-2010 02:39 AM

Haha! That's great... I have been through a lot of material on WILDing and I've heard that before. I think where I was going wrong was that I was way too focused on relaxing and breathing. Trying hard to relax is almost like an oxymoron. I'll just be more passive. Thanks

**LiveInTheDream** · 06-29-2010 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by Spiderman_859

Trying hard to relax is almost like an oxymoron.

haha very true. Just keep working at it; it gets easier to intentionally relax the more you do it.

**AndresLD** · 06-29-2010 05:55 AM

5 out of my 7 WILDs came from trying to fall asleep after failing to WILD. Ironic isn't it?

**Spiderman_859** · 06-29-2010 06:25 AM

Hahaha ironic... but very also telling as to what you are screwing up when you're try to wild. It's a cool observation. I just wanted to see if what was true for me was true for others.