Originally Posted by
Oneirin
Long post, but I had a long waking period during my WILD attempt last night. No LD, but I learned from the attempt. I woke up after 3 dream segments last night (12:40, ~3:15, ~4:20) and attempted a WILD at 4:20 figuring it would be the best time (I may consider trying earlier periods now). 4:20 was just about 6 hours 20 mins after falling asleep. It was my first try at having a a small stimulant during WBTB (.33oz dark chocolate: containing 6mg caffeine and some theobromine).The insomnia may have been due to the fact that I was going into my 1st day back at work after spring break however. I'm gonna ditch the WBTB stims now. I ended /w some insomnia, staying mostly awake until my alarm at 6:55 although I hit some periods of semi-consciousness throughout. I definitely learned 'HOLD STILL' from this one. I did notice a loud 'ding' at one point which I assume was 'the noise', which I'll ignore.
I attempted several WILD techniques during this period, just hoping that I'd fall asleep! I'll cover a few of my experiences since I could probably learn a lot more.
My attempt at mantra & gazing into eyelids anticipating dream was followed by insomnia. I moved on to 61 pt relaxation which has worked well for me in the past. It really helped relax and get the 'sinking' feeling. Focusing on seses, progressing through SSILD lead to losing some consciousness (maybe it would be a good technique to pursue?) Keeping a clear mind and waiting for visuals produced some vivid hypnogogia at one point, yet no dream Emerson.
I'll take any pointers/insight regarding the experience! Thanks.