Any Tips would be appreciated

Quest for Lucidity
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First of all I’d like to say hello to everyone here :smile:.

I discovered LD about 3 days ago. Like any newbie i went to bed straight away in attempt to WILD dream. obviously i have failed miserably. Day 2, i researched the topic and attempted WILD before afternoon nap. I would go numb after a while of laying still and repeating mantra. Then my heart rate went up and breathing became heavy. I knew this may happen, so i ignored these. Then body would just relax and i stopped feeling anything. However really annoying thing happened, my eyes started to open! Experiencing similar problem during first night, i knew it was not the OBE. Luckily i kept still and once eyes closed i carried on with mantra. I fell asleep and next thing i remember is my sister shaking my leg.

While the WILD has failed, the mantra may have helped me to remember a dream. Suprisingly enough i was observing one of the Mr. Bean films lol. I reckon i was half aware that i was dreaming and i had no control over it. In hind sight i could have at least attempted ab RC, but I… just did not. It could have been a successful MILD if i did.

Could anyone provide me with tips to successfuly induce a WILD and/or MILD? Tonight I’m planning to attempt WILD with mantra with WBTB. I realise it takes practice, but I’d like to slightly boost my odds. Also I would love to find out the solution to the opening eyes problem, as it is really distracting.

Thanks guys :smile:

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Good luck with your efforts. WILD is not the best method for a beginner, but you got great results for a first-timer. You might wanna do your WILD after sleeping for 4 hours or so, or after a nap, this will be easier because your body is already tired, but your mind is active. Also a little coffee helps me to keep my mind going.

How is your dream recall?

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Thanks for the reply :smile:
My dream recall isn’t that good. I do practice it by questioning my awareness and doing some RC. I often will remember some parts of dreams during afternoon naps, however rarely during night time. I do daydream a lot. I have set up my dream journal and have registered the aforementioned dream. I definitely will try WILD after 4-5h of sleep. It seems that even if I fail WILD, there is a chance to MILD dream.