I tried this method for like 4 nights to no success cause my custom alarm either didn't ring or I didn't hear it, so here's the thing, this morning I woke up for school at 7, brushed my teeth and washed my face. When I returned to my room to change clothes, I was like super groggy and tired so I laid down on my bed, and I feel asleep immediately with a short dream that was continued from the night. After a while I woke up again but I was still super sleepy so I was just drifting off on bed, and I thought if I still continue thinking would I be able to have a lucid dream? AND THEN SUDDENLY my ears were ringing and I felt tingly and I just immediately knew I was in a lucid dream I mean the tingly feeling was so obvious yknow?? But the thing is I sort of can feel that my actually limbs are not moving as I tried moving my hands in my dream. like it feels really weird. And I performed a nose RC too, to double confirm. But I think I didn't 'open' my eyes in the dream so I didn't exactly get to see anything before my mind start instructing me to get up so I won't be late for school. Anyway, I finally figured it doesn't matter whether you open your eyes wake up walk wtv the most impt thing is that you must FEEL SUPER TIRED AND SLEEPY In order to enter dream state while being conscious!! So guys don't worry bout the alarm thing you CAN move your hands as long as you're still yearning for sleep afterwards. Just don't get too excited and expect too much otherwise your mind won't let you go to sleep!