Originally Posted by
Sageous
^^ Welcome, Namit!
I highly recommend that you take the to which this thread is attached; I think you will find it will help. As long as I'm here, here are some thoughts:
* There really is no part in WILD "where everything gets brighter." Yes, when you do finally reach your dream the scene will likely (but not necessarily) be brighter than the darkness you were navigating on the way to sleep, but no, there is no requirement for things to get brighter.... it might help if you try not to look for one.
* Sleep paralysis, in spite of what you may have heard, is also not a necessary part of WILD (especially because actual SP happens when you are waking up, and not when you are falling asleep). If you want to learn more about SP, and the misinformation that ceaselessly swirls about it, I suggest you check out these two threads:
* When attempting WILD, it is very important to try to ignore the that can accompany you on your dive. The only thing that should be important to you is getting to sleep and to your dream. All the rest of the stuff, including imagined (or even actual) eyelid fluttering, are merely distractions that you must learn to look past. Now, speaking of those eyelids:
* Regarding your eyelids, you seem to have said two different things, so I'll cover them both:
First, if you can peek through a crack in your eyelids and see your waking-life body, then you are still awake. I would suggest that you avoid doing this, perhaps by aiming your eyes a little upward (behind closed lids, of course).
If it feels like your eyelids are opening and closing, even though you know they are closed, simply try to ignore the activity. It might just be a bit of Hypnagogic Imagery (HI), and really is nothing more than a distraction. Try to move past it without giving it too much attention.
* From your description, it sounds to me like you were pretty much always very close to being awake throughout your attempts. I suggest that you give your attempt more time; you really must be asleep in order to dream, and complete your WILD transition -- give it a chance to come.
* Finally, 5-6 days of trying to WILD is not a long time. Try not to be disappointed or impatient.
I hope that helped. Again, I strongly suggest that you take, or at least read through, the you might find it very helpful.