I got laid off from work last night and had that same feeling of stress that you can feel even when you're sleeping. I didn't really do a technique except for my version of WILD where I point out what I'm noticing while reminding myself that I'm entering the dream state.
I also listened to a LD subliminal recording from brain sync earlier in the day, so I'm not sure if that played a part.

Have you had that experience of bad sleep or stress causing LD's? The mind appears to be awake enough from the stress of the bad sleep that it carries over into dreams.