I keep falling asleep!

**anarki** · 02-05-2011 10:24 PM

I had been failing at hitting sleep paralysis for about 3 weeks, although I was lying on my bed still, not moving, not swallowing, not scratching, and completely relaxed. Even with WBTB technique, I was just staying awake for 40+ mins. Occasionally I would get this falling sensation, but nothing happened afterward, so i rolled over and went to sleep.

So I decided to let my mind wander free for the first 5 minutes once I lay on my bed. Now I'm falling asleep too well! I can count up to 100 or so, but out of the blue, I find myself having some random thoughts(cannot remember the count at this point) and the next thing you know, I black out and fall asleep.

Should I start counting as soon as I lie on my bed, or should I spend some time letting my mind wander?

**mcwillis** · 02-05-2011 11:53 PM

I know the feeling !!! I gave up after a few months and switched to having WILD's immediately upon waking. Much easier and successful for me.

**Shadow27** · 02-05-2011 11:55 PM

Caffeine.

**anarki** · 02-06-2011 11:40 AM

Thanks for the inputs! I've been reading "School of out of body travel" today and also got some dark chocolates. Hopefully I'll hit sleep paralysis sometime soon.

**Arra** · 02-06-2011 12:34 PM

I've been having the same problem. The only time I almost achieved a WILD, and got into SP, was when I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of tiredness at about 7pm. I had drunk coffee and had had barely any sleep the night before. All of my WBTB WILD attempts have resulted in failure. If I don't stay up for long enough, my mind just drifts. If I stay up for any longer than that, I can't fall back asleep. I too had the problem of intending to count, and somehow getting lost along the way and finding myself thinking about something.

**Different** · 02-06-2011 12:38 PM

I can't sleep.

I focus on my clock, might help. I kind of make a rythm with my mantra
'the next time i dream i will realise i'm dreaming'
and it goes tick tock tock tick tock tock tick tock tock tock tock tock
lol
try that? xD

**ILikeTurtles** · 02-06-2011 11:58 PM

Sometimes people don't "feel" SP and just go right into the dream without realizing. I know it's happened to me before, except I got frustrated thinking I failed and then woke up for real. So maybe try doing an RC when you feel that falling sensation?