Thread: I just can't sleep... please help.

Before you read, I'd appreciate it if you could answer all the questions I have, thanks.




OKay.... i tried to sleep side ways hugging on to those pillows that looks like a pillar wrap my feet around it and lay down my hand, and rest my head on pillow so the saliva will spill on it.... well SP has a lower chance of occuring in this pose.... and the thing is it doesn't work.
Beforehand I started at 3:00 and by the time it's 3:30 I had not yet slept.... and then I lost consciousness for about 3-5 minute..... I didnt notice it... I didnt dream.... and All I felt was waiting to dream again... and moments later I realized I had lost consciousness prior to that.... so the WILD thing failed..
And my bad for making a lot of posts

So the thing is I'll wait and do MILD when I go to sleep..
But can anyone please help me? What do you do when you try to go to sleep?

I just lay down back against the floor head on pillow hand lay down...... and relax........ i cant really relax...... since it's just natural and no matter waht I do nothing changes.

I'll do a last RC check before I go to sleep.... that wont happen in a while
Chant mantra before I lay down.. go down and chant mantra for a while and stop......... and what do I do now? Wait? be specific please? provide your input and experience regarding it? Thank you.

And for the sake of easing my doubts.... how does it feel when you are attuned and in control fo the dream? is it real time like you actually wake up and see your room when you have false awakening? Or does it just go really fast... or do you just realize it when you wake up.
And can you also please tell me how RCing wil laffect the dream? Like if you RC... you will automatically RC in dreams?.... because I feel that dreams just move on its own pace without input... but then again I only started RCing yesterday 3 hours prior to bed and i didnt have a lucid dream.
And how can you time your REM wake up call for WBTB technique?

And I'd also like an input from people who've had lucid dreams... how long does it last and does your awareness of time persist?*Real-time*

In order to Sleep paralysis and get a link to WILD.... does it matter if occasionaly my breathing is irregular? because that happens when I experience different sensation and I get excited that i might be getting into a dream, and can I just think whatever I want? As long as my body is still it will SP sooner or later right? Though ive waited for as long as 30 min with no results.

I realized that SP might be hard or impossible unless you just woke up from a dream or sleep during mid night or during REM... so that's why my attempts have failed... though I dont see how taking a nap..... oh right..... I did a WILD at 1pm or so and it didnt work.... does that mean that I take it AFTER i woke up from a afternoon nap? and can i do it anytime after i wake up and not limited to afternoon?
And how can I last untill my body SP.