Quote Originally Posted by Graves View Post
From what I'm reading here, the problem seems to be the way you're going about this. It sounds to me like you're simply laying there awake, expecting a dream to randomly form in front of you, and what you actually need to do is fall asleep but not lose total consciousness. Practice retaining awareness each time you go to sleep at night - it will most likely help.
ok. I'll try doing that.

By the way, how can I fall asleep while not losing total consciousness? Does counting breaths help? Will imagining listening to a song keep me too awake?