My Friend has been telling me about lucid dreaming and I registered here and read for a bit for the past days and decided to give it a shot last night.

Well I started getting numb and getting falling sensations. I also was told to not swallow or it will mess it up so I didnt. I felt numb everywhere and started to feel I was moving like in a wave pool and getting random images poping up. I than swallowed a couple times messing this process up for a bit. I started this at 3 am and was doing this till 6 this morning...I have been tired all day. Do you think I did the right thing?

Any tips? Also does food or anything help you get more into a lucid dream and how can you tell if your in one? I was really wondering because last night I couldnt tell if I was dreaming or not...How can I tell?

Thanks Guys and For all the help!