I have a problem: I cant resist swallowing when I’m WILDing, so it ruins my attempt. Any advice?
I had this exact problem, 1 night it annoyed me so much, i sat up in my bed and repeated about 50 times “I will stop doing this, It’s pointless and it’s not helping” and the day after I said that I stopped. For me it was all just about forgetting it really and realising how pointless it is.
First thing, if you focus your attention on it, you’re just worsening things. Process like swallowing are mostly subconsciously carried out, like breathing, and whenever you think of something else, it takes care of itself.
Secondly, it’s always advised that you attempt a WILD in a position you are usually able to fall asleep in. That way you know what’s the right placing of your body to let yourself fall asleep, and you know it can work just like all those nights where everything just flowed automatically into slumber and dreams. If you really want to do that WILD in an exotic position, tough, I recommend you sleep on that position first for a couple of nights, attempting something else in the middle, like MILD. 
I have this problem occasionally as well, so I can relate 
. I agree with tosxyChor that the best solution would be to focus on something else and let the natural reflex take care of itself, which is of course difficult when you’re consciously thinking about it 
. You can try practicing (it may take a few sessions) relaxing and just re-aligning your focus on whatever method you’re using for the WILD (breathing, counting, etc).
If you can’t get that to work, Vokteraven The Dragon’s advice is definitely worth a try. I’ve used something similar for other focus-related issues with success.
oooooooooh man i get saliva the worst, so much really discouraging, but when i manage to not think of it then it allows SP too do the work (though ive never made it past this.) also the swallowing gets governed by the SC… except im still somewhat aware of it…
I have the same problem since ive been trying to WILD. I switched to being on my side last night due to this but that pretty much woke my body back up so no success last night : /
So, its ok to naturally swallow while doing WILD and it wont ruin the attempt?
Yes, swallowing naturally won’t ruin the WILD attempt. Just let your body handle it normally and try to focus on something else.
So, its ok to naturally swallow while falling asleep and it wont ruin the attempt?
Same thing, only with awareness. There’s no more to it, really.
I found that swallowing while doing WILD doesn’t affect my attempt at all, its the horible urge to clench my toes that gets me, would anyone have any tips for that, the same thing was for my hands, exept for I got the hand urge to go away by clenching my hands into a fist with an article of cloth inside my fist.
Try going to bed holding something. I used to do this as a kid, because holding something while sleeping gave me the feeling of safety (don’t ask me how, even I don’t get it). I would go to sleep holding it tightly in my hand, and I’d try to keep it in my hand. If I held it long enough, I’d get tired of holding it and my grip would automatically loosen.
It works the same way in a WILD. Start by clenching it in your fist. Then, forget that you’re holding it and think about something else. Don’t worry about gripping it too tightly, because when you’re ready, your hand will relax on its own.
This sounds so wrong when one first reads the topic…
It’s fine to swallow, scratch, twitch, cough, sneeze, as long as you don’t focus all your attention to it. They are things you do all the time while falling asleep normally, so why not when trying WILD? I change sides all the time in bed before going to sleep and I have found that doing that when trying WILD can actually help. So for the best result I suggest you do exactly what you do when going to sleep every night!