Lately, I have had a very hard time staying asleep when I become lucid. When I fall asleep I tend to let my mind wander and I enjoy the show of watching the heavy HI when it comes on (almost immediatly). It is usually like little dream snippets strung together and make no sense. Just like if I was changing TV channels every few seconds. During this I forget myself and am totaly immersed in the imagry and sounds. From time to time I will realize that it is a dream. I am not totally asleep during this but it when I notice this the imagry fades and I become too alert and wakeful. Lastnight I realized that this is a lot like when I become lucid. The moment I say the word "I am dreaming" I wake before I can do anything.

So, I have started to use the nightly HI as practice. When I begin to realize that the HI is a dream of sorts, I have been holding on to the imagry and actively focusing on the detail while not trying to change the scene or manipulate the images. It is an odd feeling like bouncing in and out of wakefulness. Sometimes I lose it and I wake up other times I just fall complety asleep. I am curious if anyone has done this or felt this way (maybe while attempting WILD) and would this be a good method for practice?

I have had many lucid dreams since joining the site and many of them have lasted very long. This is just a temporary hurdle that I am trying to overcome. Any thoughts?