WID (Wake induced dreaming)

[aarandir]

i’ve had an experience that I am CONVINCED is a WILD but I didn’t lucid dream, instead I just dreamed normally, does this happen often, if at all?
(Here starts a long, interesting tale)
the reason im convinced its a WILD (or in my case WID) is becuase its was almost, but not entirely like it says in descriptions etc of WILD. I woke up, decided to try WILD, so I did as they suggest, I climed an endless flight of stairs(in my head ofcourse), anyway some time passed during which I reckon (but am not sure that) I fell asleep, and thats the strange part, I vivdly remember “waking up” and still having a dream, or seeing pictures in my minds eye that were very dream-like (so i’m not entirely sure I slept, I could, perhaps just have let my thoughs wander off so much I didnt realise I reached a stage where you experince dream like imagines in you minds eye). and now I honestly heard some noise like an engine whirring or a machine being turned on and getting louder and higher in pitch, I was still awake, becuase I remember thinking, and becuase I remember opening my eyes for a split second and seeing my bed, this action however stopping the engine-type noise, then when I closed them again I heard the same noise getting louder and higher again, and this time (remember, I was conscious) it finally occurred to me “Hey, i’m going into a lucid state, and quite soon if all goes well I will experience my first lucid dream” but the dream pictures I was still experiencing weren’t particularly happy ones so I says to meself “I ain’t going in this dream guv’ner” (yes in a cockney accent) and now (this is the reason I think I didn’t lucid dream) I go into a false lucid dream and I wake up instantly, and I am 99% sure it was a dream and not a lucid one.

anyway I have gone on now for some time, sorry to bore you people with my intresting experience, i’m sure you’ve got better things to do than read this peice of twaddle (like help the poor, give charity, do some job/college/school work etc etc)

Mind you, one would be utterly revelous if you give me feedback on this, in my mind, unique experience.
CHEERS

[Snape]

@aarandir

I vivdly remember “waking up” and still having a dream, or seeing pictures in my minds eye that were very dream-like (so i’m not entirely sure I slept, I could, perhaps just have let my thoughs wander off so much I didnt realise I reached a stage where you experince dream like imagines in
you minds eye).

Yep, sounds like you slipped into light sleep and experienced some hypnagogic imagery.

@aarandir

and now I honestly heard some noise like an engine whirring or a machine being turned on and getting louder and higher in pitch, I was still awake, becuase I remember thinking, and becuase I remember opening my eyes for a split second and seeing my bed, this action however stopping the engine-type noise, then when I closed them again I heard the same noise getting louder and higher again…

These noises are quite common as you fall asleep, though you’ll find that it doesn’t always occur when you attempt WILD.

@aarandir

I go into a false lucid dream and I wake up instantly, and I am 99% sure it was a dream and not a lucid one.

How do you mean a ‘false lucid dream’? That you dreamt that you were lucid dreaming? This in itself could be considered a low level of lucidity.

Keep at it. From what you’ve described you’ve simply experienced many symptoms of stage 1 sleep onset, and what many people experience as they drift off to sleep consciously. Hypnagogic imagery can be quite intense, though you’ll know for certain when you’ve crossed over into a lucid dream.

[HabaneroS]

It definitely sounds like you’re on your way to having a successful WILD. As Snape said, you’ll definitely know it when you enter a LD.

The first time I had a successful WILD, it seemed like the HI suddenly exploded in color and I was suddenly in the dream.
Of course I woke up after about 3 seconds due to excitement Just keep at it!