This has always been an interesting topic for me as I've seen so many threads on having to have reached REM before obtaining lucidity.

That, coupled with the fact that I am most alert and productive in trying to obtain a WILD right when I go to sleep - has made it a goal of mine.

In the past few months I have done this several times. While I will admit that the dream may not be as vivid as one in which I have slept for 5 hours or so it is definitely possible.

Distraction to me seems to work the best for WILD. I let my mind wander with thoughts, images, etc. while keeping a faint thought that I am falling asleep. When I start to feel like I'm not breathing or vibrations it is easier for me to accept that I'm falling asleep and I just have to make sure I don't get too scared that I wake up.

There is a transition period where I lose all control of my thought processes and concentration but with luck it is obtained again (doesn't always happen).

Just wondering if anyone else has been very successful in obtaining a WILD upon first going to sleep. Don't get me wrong, I have had more success after at least a few hours asleep but for me that is sometimes hard because of how tired I am at the time.