Last night, I woke up after about 5 hours of sleep and did a WBTB for about 7 minutes. I then layed back down and relaxed. I thought I was pretty alert and aware, and about 15 minutes in, I thought that a dream should be right around the corner. (I wasn't experiencing HI or anything, I was numb) Turns out, without me even knowing, I lost conciousness and regained it when my alarm rang in the morning.

I've been attempting WILDs seriously for around 6 months (total, it was patchy in 2014) now. I've successfully WILDed once (probably a year ago), and every time I attempt, I only reach the numbness stage. I always feel like if I try to make myself stay too aware that I'll end up not falling asleep and getting more frustrated in the process. But if I find that I give up being too aware, I fall asleep way too quickly.

Experienced WILDers: How were you able to find that threshold between waking and sleeping? It seems like I've been trying for so long.

I know it's only up to my experience and what works for me, but I would love to hear how you all did it.

Thanks!