Many attempts, No Results!

[OfficerFlake]

Okay so I have tried... Going to Sleep Paralysis immediatly after going to bed... I.E. at ~2200 Going to SP from a WBTB, at 0515. Many recall techniques, such as the hand on nose, finger through palm, and finger counting. Assessing reality... Do I remember How I got here? Does what I'm doing/where i am make sense? In all cases, not a single LD. When I reach SP... I remember my steps, keep concious and focused. SP -> Attention Switching -> LD? Problem is. I can't change attention easily. I am too aware of reality... or something. I focus on the secondary senses (i.e. imagination of the senses) to become inwardly focused, but I can still hear the outside world easily... Am I doing it wrong? Am I supposed to hear the outside world? Or should I immerse myself somehow in a scenery I create. This is hard, because I can't keep concious level brain activity while transitioning to sleep! IE: I find it extremmely hard to generate a scenery and then immerse in it while trying to remember that I am to do a RC and LD. What am I doing wrong? Some Specs/Stats for you. Dream Recall: Sight: very good, detailed. Sound: almost never. Touch: average, depends mostly if I check for feeling. Taste: Never. Smell: Never. Sleep Paralysis: Pain: Occasional. Intensity: ~Small. Numbing: average. Paralysis: almost none, not noticiable. Salivation: massive once mouth reaches SP. Waves: Sometimes. Hypnogogic Halucinations: Sight: Fairly vivid once becoming inward focused. Sound: Rare, but I have heard some noises in the past. Touch: Poor, but noticable. Taste: Never. Smell: Never. Memory: Short Term memory (faces of people i hardly see) is indistinguishable. Long Term Memory is average. Content: Usually complete sceneries, lighting is very good and detailed... much like real life. DreamSigns: Cadets Normal Sleep Time: 2300-0715 (roughly 8 hours) Hope this all helps you, help me! Thanks for any help, comments, etc. you can provide! - OfficerFlake

[Hazel]

Many recall techniques, such as the hand on nose, finger through palm, and finger counting. Well, these aren't really recall techniques for starters. They're reality checks, which you use to test if you are awake or not. As for your WILDing problem, attempting it from a WBTB is much more likely to give you results. Make sure you're not TOO awake, but not too sleepy either. If the outside noises disturb you, I would suggest wearing earplugs or something of that nature. Visualizing dream scenes could help with actually entering the dream, though there are other techniques such as counting down from a hundred and focusing on your breathing. Stressing out over it can hinder your progress, though. WILDing is a very difficult technique for many, and you shouldn't get too anxious if it doesn't work at first. It took me close to a year to have my first WILD, if I remember correctly. Just keep trying; Practice makes perfect!

[OfficerFlake]

Well, these aren't really recall techniques for starters. They're reality checks, which you use to test if you are awake or not. WHOOPS! I mean RC XD As for your WILDing problem, attempting it from a WBTB is much more likely to give you results. Make sure you're not TOO awake, but not too sleepy either. If the outside noises disturb you, I would suggest wearing earplugs or something of that nature. Visualizing dream scenes could help with actually entering the dream, though there are other techniques such as counting down from a hundred and focusing on your breathing. Tried those too. Stressing out over it can hinder your progress, though. WILDing is a very difficult technique for many, and you shouldn't get too anxious if it doesn't work at first. It took me close to a year to have my first WILD, if I remember correctly. Just keep trying; Practice makes perfect! I will. Thanks for your guidance! ================================ Okay so Here are some of my ideas: Reality Checks (RC): I've done enough of these... But one problem is that I am proving myself IN REALITY, not in a dream, if it makes sense. The aim is that for every RC, I am to imagine that I am dreaming and become lucid. If i were to use my current method in dream, That would probably lead to me waking before i remember to stabilize, and probably not do an RC at all. RC's on Repetitive Events! Okay so today I have bit my lower lip SEVEN times. It hurt. After the third time, I was like "Hey this keeps happening... Every time this happens, I am to do an RC." WBTB: I had my alarm set for 0515, going to bed at 2200. I am changing this to 0300, to see if it helps. My REM cycles, I've noticed (because After i wake from the alarm, I remember the dreams) Are earlier then 0515. So 0300 should help. Also, BUMP!