Hey everyone. I've been looking over posts on this site for a few days and decided it was about time that I set up an account. Just so you know, I've had five lucid dreams that I remember, and for the last few days I've been working on having a WILD.
After looking over previous posts, I haven't been able to figure out how close I've been coming to having a WILD. The last three days, I've laid down, closed my eyes, and breathed deeply for a while. After a few minutes I suddenly feel a wave of warmth and a tingling sensation pass over my body. My body starts to feel numb, but I can still move if I need to. It doesn't seem like it's sleep paralysis, but its certainly an unfamiliar feeling. I'll lay there relaxing even deeper and trying to focus on any images going through my mind, but it seems like they don't keep getting more vivid. Sometimes I get this weird feeling as if my focus is moving back into my head. Its sort of like being in a very dark room with your eyes wide open.
But it only lasts for a minute or two before my focus shifts back to normal. I'll generally maintain my focus really well even though I'm relaxed, but it just seems as if the HI doesn't get a whole lot better than if I were just visualizing these things while completely awake. I'll wait for as long as an hour and a half or so, and nothing really happens so I give up.
I guess my question is whether anyone thinks I'm getting close to having a WILD and, if so, what I might be able to do to get more convincing imagery and actually be able to enter a dream. In the past I've never had trouble with getting good HI, but then again, I wasn't trying to have a WILD. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to hearing your wisdom

I hope I get to know you all soon.