I know that sleep patterns put you in a deep sleep with minimal brain activity first and then you go into the normal pattern of REM and semi-deep sleep. I wanted to overcome this and if possible make it permanent to have the REM period first. Imagine if instead of having a lucid randomly in the middle of the night, you could have one at the beginning of the night and you don't have to worry about how much sleep you'll actually be getting that night and if it'll be enough for a lucid.

Last night I tried a WILD when I went to bed and I had some success. I let myself fall closer and closer to sleep and when I felt I was close enough I attempted to disconnect from my body. I imagined I had a different set of arms that were at my side and pushing me up away from the mattress. I had the strangest sensation in my chest and started to feel tingles all over my body. I've read all about sleep paralysis but never have experienced it myself. It was amazing. The tingles turned into a vibration. The hypnotic images on my eyelids went crazy. The tingles stopped and suddenly it felt as if a curtain was lifted from my eyes. I was no longer staring at my eyelids but instead I was staring into a dark room. Slowly light began to shine into the room and I saw a couch begin to form. I got really excited... and woke myself up. I was so close.

Tonight I will try again but I will attempt to stay calm to fully enter a lucid. I wonder if the lucid will be unstable because it is unnatural for your brain to be in a dream state so early in the night.

Does anyone have any information on this to help with my little study?