Staying Awake

I have had an accidental DEILD and an accidental WILD (I woke up and I wake trying to pretend I was asleep when my parents walked into the room lol), but whenever I try to WILD intentionally, I always end up falling asleep. I have followed Jeff's Free Falling WILD technique. I recognize the illogical thoughts and I slow my breathing, but I always end up falling asleep at the countdown. It has happened for other techniques as well, like the SSILD. I can't seem to keep awake :/ Any tips?

well first if you recognize your thoughts your body will know your mind is awake and tus you will likely fail. i suggest letting your thoughts come and go and not really thinking about them too much and this goes the same for any HI you encounter. as for staying awake i like to use a mantra or count my brething. have you read the DVA WILD classes i found them very helpfull.

The falling asleep is a good thing, that's when we dream. What you should be working on is being aware of it happening. I suspect that counting might be a bad anchor for you, since it doesn't keep you aware during falling asleep. That or you are using it the wrong way and need more practice with it.

Good Luck:), Tucane