Every night before i fall asleep, my boyfriend and i listen to music, its different every night, but now that i am trying to learn how to lucid dream, i dont know if it has an effect on either the dream, the dream state or the ability to enduce a dream or prevent me from lucid dreaming.

also, i saw someone say something about relaxing sound bytes and listening to them, do you find it more useful then falling asleep without anything, in silence?

I also am going to try VILD, since i have seem to be having a difficult time with MILD. For me, it seems like when i TRY to concentrate, i only stay awake longer, i have very high anxity and a history of insomnia.

With the only successful recollection of being lucid, it was short lived and i was unable to do anything, i couldnt perform a reaility check, and i awoke quickly after realizing i was dreaming. the other few nights i have attempeted to become lucid, its been very, very difficult to put myself into a relaxed state.
now, here is where the good question comes in...

does weed, or anything else help enduce sleeping in attempt to become lucid? I smoke normally, all the time, but i dont know if i should before bed or not...

ok, i think thats all i have, and thanks for the advice and intresting inputs...

-Fire-