Hey all, long time reader, first time poster.

I've been trying to LD for awhile now with next to no success. The closest I've had was a couple of times when I would become lucid and simply wake up from excitement. I kept a dream journal back in the spring semester (I'm a sophomore in college) but kind of got discouraged, I guess and stopped for the summer. I've dug it back up now and am working on my dream recall. Hoping for the best!

I did have a quick question though. I wanted to try doing a DEILD, and I understand you need to lie as still as possible, keeping your body still so as to drift back off and whatnot. However I have a hard time being aware of when I wake after REM periods, so I thought I'd try setting an alarm or something so as to hopefully be a little more aware, but then I have to go through the trouble of dismissing the alarm and getting comfortable again and I feel like that'd potentially mess up the DEILD. Do you guys have any suggestions for a way to wake up that would still allow me to lie still, so as to fall back asleep?

Thanks for your support guys.