So Close!

Well last night I think I got the closest I've ever been to inducing a WILD. During the nightnot much happened and I didn't really remember any big dreams (just some snippets of a little one) but when I woke up in the morning I thought I would try for a WILD. Even though I'm kind of aiming for a DILD first. So anyways I'm laying there, counting to 100, visuallizing, just generally relaxing and clearing my mind. Soon enough I'm pretty sure I whent into SP and then over the next 45 minutes or so get the wierdest feelings. So for just 45 minutes I was fading in and out, got so close into a dream once. I kept visuallizing a cruise ship (I think it was the Titanic) and seemed to be flying towards it or just materializing onto the deck. But for all of this, I never actually fell asleep :?

Sorry for such a long post I was just wondering what you guys do to actually fall asleep when you can't while trying to WILD. Maybe I should just stick to trying to improve dream recall and doing reality checks throughout the day for a DILD.

Hey
Nice,at least you get further than me in WILD...
I've done 11DILDs but can't even get into SP...:(
That was pretty close and good luck on your next attempt^^...
Sam

Thanks, and what really helped for me was to try to count 100 and after every number say a mantra
Example: 1. I will remember my dreams when I wake up
2. I will do reality checks in my dream

etc etc. (You never do get to 100 though I just try to go as far as can before I'm sufficiently relaxed)