For some reason, whenever I try to visiualize somethign in my dream to make it appear, my dream always fades. I have come to realize that closing my eyes is the problem. If I just think about somethign without trying to visualize it, it usually works much better, but as soon as I close my eyes, when I open them again I find myself back in bed, awake.

What should I do to overcome this? Disintegrate my eyelids instead of opening them? Envision something coming out from behind a corner or door?