Hi guys, this is my first post but I had to make an account to ask this. So i’ve been reading about Lucid dreams on and off for about a year (just browsing the forums). Last night I decided to try WILD.
For the first time I was able to remember 4 of my dreams and even had a false awakening. After all of this, I decided to just close my eyes and try to go from being completely awake to being in my dream. I want to know if the following is normal. After what seemed like 30 seconds of observing the blackness, a 3D image of a box infront of a wall appeared. I kind of felt like i wasnt in control of my physical body, but that i could snap out of it if i wanted. Then, for the first time I heard white noise of an empty room. It’s hard to explain, but I was RIGHT at the point of lucid dreaming. I kept repeating “im dreaming” “im in a lucid dream” and then the sound cut on and off repeatedly like someone was pushing the mute button. Then the 3d image of the room started fading in and out and the image started distorting and becoming psychedelic. It was too much of a shock for me, hearing sound and being in a weird floaty state, so I just decided to stop and I snapped out of it. Is this normal for WILDs? I could have kept going but it was…Intense, yea thats the right word for it.
I don’t know about the visual audio so much but I have heard white noise. However, intense is how I would describe the vibrations, I felt like my body was having a seizure my legs and hands shook and then my feet twitched. I was wondering if this was normal myself, so maybe WILD is normally intense.
WILD’s can be almost nothing, a quick transition and you’re in the dream. A great number of WILD’s, though, are intense you get used to it after a while, but some really weird things can happen! From visual or auditory hallucinations (like the ones you got) to weird floating or distorting body sensations.
The trick is to just hang in there, not get too excited or afraid (although you know there’s nothing to be afraid of! ) and keep your mind awake.
I also tried for my first WILD last night, It took 5 attempts but, I got into the SP stage but, got freaked out by how vivid everything was. I saw the clown from It run up to my bed and something started caressing my leg and then it turned into a grip and I felt like I was moving off the bed. I tried to calm down but, I ended up struggling like hell to move and broke free about 5 seconds later.
you get used to it after a while, but some really weird things can happen! From visual or auditory hallucinations (like the ones you got) to weird floating or distorting body sensations.
