I laid down in bed last night, closed my eyes, and started saying to myself "When I dream, I will know I am dreaming" over and over again. I started playing a picture in my head of my friend from boot camp calling me to tell me he was home and that he wanted to see me. I continued to tell myself "When I dream, I will know I am dreaming." This type of numbness started filling my body. It started from my head, then went to my arms and hands and my chest. At that point I felt like I was drifting off. I made sure I kept myself very relaxed, but still aware. I started hallucinating some noises which startled me a little, and I guess I didn't relax enough because the numb feeling disappeared very quickly and it didn't end up working. Last night was the first night I've tried to induce a lucid dream myself and it surprised me on how close I got at the first try. I will try again tonight, but hopefully, with better luck.