So I thought I'd give WILDs a try. I tried it while going to bed at night (i know this is the worst time to do it because it takes a while to enter REM sleep), i tried it early in the morning by setting my alarm to 5:30 then getting up briefly to go to the bathroom and then trying it, and i tried it during an afternoon nap. I definately get to the point of SP and i do sorta see some flashing lights and stuff.

A couple of questions:
1) While I am laying there I am still fully aware of everything around me and still hear everything such as traffic going by, is this normal?
2) I always need to swallow, should I just try to avoid that or should I just swallow and then just continue on trying?
3) After doing it for a while I try the whole opening my eyes thing and hope to be in a lucid dream somewhere, but i just find myself layin in my bed paralyized.