Hey guys.

So i recently got into lucid dreaming and astral projection the past few weeks. After reading on forums and blogs i got the impression that WILD is the best method, and to use WILD you must first go into sleep paralysis. And i am having trouble getting into sleep paralysis. Well ironically over the years i have had this problem with involuntarily sleep paralysis. It was a problem at first because it scared me. Then i thought it kinda cool. But then i had no idea what it was and had no idea i could OBE from it or go into a lucid dream. So after a bit of research i found some techniques and tips and tricks and whatnots all over the web.

Well . . . it turns out it is alot harder to "willingly" go into sleep paralysis than i thought. I don't know i might not be concentrating enough or im doing something wrong. I lay in bed perfectly still and try to focus on my breathing and my heartbeat. Something is definatley going on because i get the tingly sensation all over, and the pins and needles feeling and the ringing in my ears. But just when i think im getting really close i suddenly wake up three hours later, fell asleep through the whole thing. And this happens often.

But Just a couple hours ago when i got home from college i decided to take one of my usual naps and thought that i should give this thing a try one more time. So this time i finally do it, im in sleep paralysis. In all of the excitement, i try the rope technique for the very first time. I don't know what went wrong but something was going on, I knew i was starting to feel myself leave my body, but all the sudden i woke myself up. Now looking back i think i got all too excited and did the rope method too fast. Maybe i should of waited and let the paralysis sink in for a bit? What do you guys think? Do you think you know what i might be doing wrong? Can you guys tell me the methods you used when you first started? I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me out.