So last night, I decided to commit to a WILD, seeing as I was in the perfect atmosphere to try one at the time. So after about an hour of laying in my bed, I feel the intense vibrations that one can receive before entering a dream, and I began to see intense HP (if thats the correct way to use the term). Then I felt my eyes moving rapidly and started to anticipate my first lucid since my accidental first one, but my eyes just snapped open. As quickly as I opened them I closed them, but I felt that after that it was a lost cause, and my body started to feel less heavy and I sat up, bummed.

I was wondering if this was a common aspect of this stage, and if one can still achieve the end-result of lucid dreaming even if they open their eyes at this point. Also, is there an average time for how long one experiences these vibrations, etc. before one gets into the dream?