You need to get yourself super crazy relaxed. Beyond any relaxation you've ever felt before. When you think you are relaxed, go even further. That would be my advice. You can't just lie there and expect to be launched into a dream. You have to get yourself into a trance-like state, where you are just on the edge of sleep. You want to be in that zone where you are nodding off and just barely catching yourself before you totally lose it to sleep.
What are you thinking about when you are lying there? What do you normally think about when you fall asleep at night?
When I absolutely can't get myself relaxed enough to WILD, I use something like reverse blinking. I close my eyes and breathe normally, counting each breath on the exhale. As I count, I blink my eyes open and closed quickly. Just like normal blinking, only in reverse. I don't look at anything in the room, just blink. For some reason, this puts me to sleep or puts me into a trance faster than anything I have ever tried. If that doesn't work for you, do an internet search for different meditation techniques. Anything with some rhythm and relaxation should work.
You can also try to reduce the length of your WBTB, or move it to a different time in the night. I would definitely move it to a different time in the night, no matter what. That might solve your problem on its own.
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