Originally Posted by
dutchraptor
Welcome to DV rob,
I'll handle each point separately.
1) Good work increasing your dream recall, it is a vital component to lucid dreaming.
2) SP does not actually occur when you are doing WILD, it is a misconception. You will get sensations when trying to enter a dream from waking state as your body falls asleep, but your body is never fully paralyzed. In fact it is not even necessary for you to have hallucinations or heavy sensations to WILD.
Secondly it is extremely difficult to WILD before sleep, always try before a nap or during WBTB.
4) It will take a while before you realize it's a dream. When we are sleeping the logic centers of our brain are largely switched off which makes it hard for us to question the reality of the dream. Keep trying and it will eventually work.