Ok, I've been working really hard this week on WILDing. I've put in some work trying to do Astral Projection several years ago when I had reconstructive facial surgery (face was fatigued all the time, so I did alot of laying down with eyes closed), but I always seemed to lose it at the very end.

Same thing is happening this week. I get very close. Staying still is no problem. I swallow reflexively some, but I don't worry about it. I feel my body getting very warm as SP starts to set in, and I see light imagery on my eyelids. I can even move my dream arms a little bit, but they are still heavy and I don't trust trying to open my eyelids. I am aware that my mind is shifting between conscious and subconscious, so at that time I try doing the "1. I am dreaming 2. I am dreaming" to keep conscious as I transition, but I always seem to end up asleep or in a non-lucid.

Basically, from what I have read, I can tell that I am getting right to the cusp, but losing it at the very end. Any of you have some tips other than the "1. I am dreaming.." method to anchor my mind? I have even gotten so close that I actually was seeing my room through my "dream eyes," but I only realized that it was not my real eyes after I lapsed into a non-lucid and subsequently woke up. It's that realization that "DAMN I was right there but I thought I was still awake!"

I'm sure this is a common point to be stuck at, just wondering if you guys had some tips.. thanks!