Hmmm, I may have semi-obtained it.
Last night, while falling asleep I was continuously telling myself in my head "I'm going to be lucid tonight." After finally passing out, I woke up again after who knows how long, but I felt dazed. I looked outside, and it was brighter than it would be during the night, which was odd. I reached over to pet my cat who usually sits on my bed, but I couldn't feel myself feeling her fur (does that make sense?) I then tried to sit up, which took a lot of strength. Eventually, I laid back down and tried closed my eyes for a minute, then I went back to pet my cat, who I could now feel. Then I looked outside and it was a dark as it was supposed to be.
Mainly I was anxious about how frightening it may have been so I was kind of having some form of longing to not do it. Like I said, I'm the paranoid type and I don't know if that would affect my dream or not :I I'd rather not fall asleep and get projected into a scenario where I'm being chased by everyone and everything.
I had great anxiety when I started intentionally inducing lucid dreams. Once you realize that its YOUR dream world and every aspect is controllable if you try to, its not scary.
Interested what happened there. Did I forget to mention turning the light in the room on and seeing if it really turns on is a good RC too?
How long does it normally take to start seeing imagery, after entering SP?
There is no set time for this to occur. Usually you won't even notice the transition from dream to reality-- occasionally you will, and it'll feel awesome.
And how long after that does it normally take to kinda 'jump' into said imagery and become lucid, when doing a WILD?
Once you see imagery if you keep a hold of it you'll jump into it immediately. I can't explain what its like seeing a static image and then being inside of it... its like having blurry vision that fixes itself.
I tried it last night, I think I was close but I just couldn't get to sleep. All I remember was thinking about going through a stuff ton of doors at high speed.
Unfortunately you won't sleep if you think too much. Let thoughts pass through your mind, don't focus on one particular thing for too long. If that fails, focus on your breathing.
Would checking that screw for differences work as an RC?
Probably easier ways. I wouldn't know.
