This is my first post on this forum, and I already feel entirely overwhelmed by all the different smileys. I love using smileys on AIM, but AIM only comes with 16, so this is just amazing.

I've probably had 6 or so lucid dreams in my life, all DILD's, and I've been trying to WILD for a couple of weeks now. I've been attempting to WILD on most nights as well as some afternoons after lunch if I have nothing else to do at the moment. I've read everything there is to read (or at least I assume so) about WILD'ing that I could find on the internet, most of which mention relaxing, seeing hypnagogic imagery, feeling vibrations, then sleep paralysis, random noises, etc. First, I'd like to mention that when I attempt to WILD at night, I do not sleep for the 5-6 hours that are recommended before attempting to do so...I just try as I go to bed. Sleeping 5-6 hours and waking up would be too impractical for me, and I'd love to learn to WILD without this extra step, even though it is said to be much more difficult.

On a good night, I feel like I am able to consciously reach that border between being awake and asleep. This usually involves relaxing, drifting off a bit with my thoughts while retaining some awareness, which often leads to cold-ish vibrations throughout my body. When these vibrations occur long and frequently enough, my hands and feet become numb to the point that I can't feel them...However, I can move them, and I am sure I have never experienced sleep paralysis when attempting to WILD. Even if I'm getting these vibrations multiple times, it only further helps to numb my hands and feet, but definitely are not the vibrations of sleep paralysis itself. Nonetheless, I can eventually get to the stage where I momentarily hear random voices, and sometimes, I feel that light-headed, spinning around sensation. Between the voices and the spinning, it sure seems like I'm transitioning into the dream state (I've never achieved a WILD yet though), but I've never experienced sleep paralysis. So, I have a few questions...

Has anyone here achieved a WILD without going through SP? I feel like I'm capable of WILD'ing, and I also feel I've come very close, but I've never undergone SP along with any of this. I mean, if I was in fact beginning to transition into the dream state, shouldn't SP have occured by then, or was I just getting to that part of the process? Also, could the fact that I'm attempting to WILD without any previous sleep that night be affecting the onset of SP?