In search of Jim Morrison and the naked indian

[Artax]

Been training for a week now. I do reality checks (finger counting) everytime I enter a new room. The first couple of nights I had dreams (not lucid) that I woke up, remembered, and recorded. But the past few nights Ive just slept through the night. Wake up foggy. Very frustrating. The only main technique ive tried is SSILD, where I tried focusing on my senses as I drifted. For my first try, I actually was encouraged. I committed. I focused on not panicking if I got sleep paralysis. My limbs went numb, my head got really heavy, things started spinning, at this point I heard that you just enter dream world lucid, but it never came. Unfortunately my breathing became an issue. It got really shallow and uncomfortable, and I felt the need to take a huge gulp of air. But I didn't, I pressed on. Eventually, I don't know when, I forgot to focus and moved my arm, thus ruining everything. So I got fed up, rolled over, and snoozed out. This lucid dreaming is a pain fam, but I wont give up. Awesome community, I plan on being very active.