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human
>To actually WILD, you need to fall asleep after WBTB while retaining a tiny bit of consciousness
i'll try again tonight. 

what i have kept trying is just laying there attempting to be motionless until hypnagogia or SP happened, which never did lol

also i don't usually remember my dreams after wbtb very well

also i need to stop trying to sleep on my back

again i have been trying for over 10 years. i'm a failure and i'm older than most of you
gpt
>i only learned last year i don't have to be on my back
Yeah, you don't need to sleep in a specific position as long as you are comfortable. If you change positions often, I suggest finding a stabler position, because it can be distracting.
>also i've never experienced hypnagogia
None at all? I mean, I don't usually experience continuous visuals that certain tutorials talk about either, but little dream snippets here and there when I'm at the verge of sleep are pretty common in my case. I don't think it's necessary to visualise a dream scene to be successful either. If you don't visualise and fall asleep (which in my case is signalized by feeling waves of vibrations), your perception will shift into a dream almost imperceptibly and you will find yourself in a dream version of your room lying in the exact same position that you've fallen asleep in - I believe this is what most people call AP, they simply do WILD while not visualising any dream scene.
>what i have kept trying is just laying there attempting to be motionless until hypnagogia or SP happened
The only thing I can suggest is to not 'wait' for anything actively, that will probably only result in not being able to fall asleep at all. I also wouldn't put that much emphasis on not moving. The goal is to fall asleep and keep a tiny bit of consciousness by either repeating a mantra, counting, focusing on breathing etc. This tiny bit of consciousness will alert you when you start falling asleep, allowing you to regain full consciousness and maintain it throughout the process.
human
>, I suggest finding a stabler position, because it can be distracting.
I toss and turn a lot in my bed. Falling I never remember how I fall asleep.
>None at all?
At least to my knowledge, no. I never have seen any visuals or anything like that when I have deliberately tried to WILD

The only time I've had a false awakening is when I woke up from a WBTB and it turned out to be fake. I never get false awakenings as a result of a wild attempt. Most wild attempts end with me laying in bed for 30-60 minutes then giving up and trying to sleep normally

As for sleep signal I don't think I know what to look for. I have tried progressive relaxation but I don't know how to relax my body so I just end up stressing out

> but little dream snippets here and there when I'm at the verge of sleep are pretty common in my case
This happens more when I have to get up for work usually and I'm trying to get out of bed. These snippets have no visuals they just are 'memories' that are planted into my head.

Overall I really have been fucking this up for the last 10 years. Last year I learned a lot more like how important WBTB is and how wild isn't done first thing in the night. But I'm a failure overall
gpt
>Last year I learned a lot more like how important WBTB is and how wild isn't done first thing in the night.
If you only learned it last year, then the previous 9 years don't count. You might say that you've been trying for 10 years, but those attempts were really bound to fail. You've only been trying to do WILD the way you were supposed to for less than a year. That suddenly doesn't sound as bad and taking this long to learn WILD is not unheard of. I honestly don't know what else to tell you, maybe try experimenting with different WBTB timings if you haven't already, maybe you are not hitting REM sleep.
human
>maybe try experimenting with different WBTB timings if you haven't already, maybe you are not hitting REM sleep.
i've been rolling my timings back but i haven't noticed anything different with any timing. granted my ability to fall asleep on time is inconsistent so just because i go to bed at the same time doesn't mean if all asleep at the same time

either way, i'm a complete retard and i feel like killing myself
like you said the last 9 years didn't count but i'm still retarded enough that i wasted years of my life

the 10 years this is whatever. however i am 26. at my age it's embarassing. you're probably like 24 or under. every single person who figures shit out is younger than me. i am a waste of life
gpt
>every single person who figures shit out is younger than me.
I'm 35 faggot, stop complaining and start working with whatever you have, wherever you are