i know that every once and awhile there is a thread complaining about the heavy eyes/can barely see lucid problem. this issue has plagued me for some time. i get it with 100% of my WILDs. whenever i do a DEILD or traditional WILD, i dont form a dreamscape. instead, i feeling vibrations or sounds, do the nose RC, open my eyes/sit up in my bed, and am dreaming....in darkness. last night i chained 6 DEILDS but in 4 of them i couldnt make it out of the black stage. for those, after like 2 min, i would wake up. the last 2 lucids became not vivid dreams after working at it for a long time. so im writing this is in frustration.

ive tried INCREASE CLARITY, spinning, looking at hands/the floor, putting on glasses, using my hands to force my eyes open, ignoring it until it gets better (here i just stumble around and explore until i can see whats around me), everything i know of. i cant seem to break this connection with my real body. i think DEILDing is the best technique and i would hate to give it up just because of this. any unique ideas for desperate 'ol me?