Hi! I just joined about 5 minutes ago, and I thought I would introduce myself. Just call me Mario. I'm so happy to see a community of lucid dreamers! I had no idea such a brilliant resource like this existed!

Well, I have a question right off the bat; whenever I try for a WILD, it has to be before I go to sleep at all (school and work kind of get in the way). I was wondering if it is even possible to enter a lucid dream without any prior sleep. If so, what kind of experience would it be? Short-lived, poor quality, etc? Also, if I wake up from a lucid dream before it ends on its own, will I be more likely to remember it? Also, (last question, I promise), whenever I try the WILD approach, I count my breaths. I can usually make it to the count of 72 or so (depending on the night) before I feel this sort of numbness slowly (oh, so slowly) creeping through my legs and/or arms. Is this normal? Am I doing it right?

Thanks!

Mario