Hey everybody my name (nickname) is Ethario and I'm a first time poster, I wouldn't normally post here because naturally i'm more of a lurker, which I hope isn't to bad. Now on to the subject at hand.

I've been practicing lucid dreaming for about 2 weeks now and i've come to an hurdle I can't overcome. I use a book to help me with practice and i've come to the chapter where I have to think about what I want to dream about beforehand and then go to sleep and dream about that subject. When I try this I can not for the life of me fall asleep because when my mind wanders off at night, I try to recover and think about my subject which results in me being awake for 3+ hours before losing the fight and falling asleep.

When I wake up, like the rest of the nights I still remember my dream and can write it down in my journal like every normal day. I've been succesfull with that even when I don't remember anything at first it comes back to me in pieces when I wake up and focus.

So my question is now: How can I incubate a dream when going to sleep without disturbing my sleep itself.

P.S (an hour before going to bed I meditate for about an hour where I try to see myself in my dream subject, I do this with some relaxation music)