Acquiring the skill of LDing has been a New Year's resolution on my part, after casual attempts and sporadic LDs occuring for years. Now, I have started reading all the theory about REM cycles, the effects of supplements, the descriptions and tips for the different techniques, and so on and so on.

This means I go to bed with my head full of lucid dreaming theory. This is not such a good thing, it turns out. I get so fascinated with attempting to break the mind-body connection while falling asleep that I seem to keep myself awake, or at least mess up the very sleep cycle I am trying to exploit.

For instance, last night I awoke spontaneously almost every hour and found it hard to fall asleep again, which meant that my sleep quality declined violently.

I can imagine this is a common problem with beginners, but I would appreciate any pointers on how to work on it - possibly how to convert my rational, analytical thoughts about LDing into a more clean, pure intent.

Help us poor ONS sufferers...! :-)