Thread: WILD- Need help relaxing

Hey everyone, I just recently started to attempt Lucid Dreaming. I went out and bought a dream journal and I am starting to work on that. Unfortunately, my attempts are going very poorly. I am trying to combine the WBTB and WILD techniques, but after waking up at 3:30, looking around on this website for about 20 minutes, and attempting to do a WILD, but I go nowhere.
I relax as best as I can, I clear my mind, I focus on my breathing while counting "One, I am dreaming, Two, I am dreaming" and I will count for a ridiculous long time with nothing happening. I got up to over 200 this morning. No hallucinations, sounds, feelings (I did feel my hands go numb once, then I realized they just went to sleep) and I am beginning to feel frustrated. Does anyone have tip that can help me at least get deeper into a WILD? Thank you, and I am looking foward to being a part of this forum