Originally posted by bwdaedra
I've been attempting the wake back to bed technique and all is well except that i have a very hard time visualizing being in the dream and not waking myself to complete consciousness and alertness. Might there be some alternative to this step of WBTB?
Well, you can do more than just visualizations. In the tutorial they suggest using the WILD or MILD or HILD techniques or using affirmations, reality checks, and the like. But as for visualizations, what exactly are you having trouble with? Is it just keeping you awake or are you having trouble imagining yourself in a dream? If it's keeping you awake, maybe just work with it for a while, but give yourself a time limit. I've found that especially when I'm trying to WILD (which I have yet to do), that I can lie still in bed for hours and still get nowhere. It all just depends on what type of person you are.

It may just be that you need practice. Especially with visualizing, I've found through personal experience that it can often take many tries before you get it right. I've been working with visualizations along with music, but I haven't quite been able to join it with an LDing technique.

-Amé