Hey,

Last night I intended to have a lucid dream just by staying conscious until I went into REM sleep but I kinda failed at SP. I had complete consciousness for 70 minutes, and that's the last time I looked at the clock. I knew I was entering REM because I started getting the pins and needles feeling of SP, I also had a very loud ringing in my ear but it wasn't like the ringing you can hear all the time. It was less high pitch and a lot louder, it wasn't in my ears it was in my head. I just let it go on for about 2 minutes without doing anything and I knew if I let it go much longer I probably would get some signs of entering the dream world like HH or HI. Anyway I couldn't stand it any longer it was driving me crazy and I was getting really paranoid, I kept telling myself that it's all in my head just like I practiced before but it didn't help. So I ended up waking up and doing a RC just to make sure I didn't have an RC.... I wasn't dreaming but I could still feel the effects of SP like muscle movement etc.

So I was wondering does anyone have any specific techniques in getting through this, I feel this is my last step in achieving lucid dreams. Like is there anyway to put yourself into a trance or anything else that would help :X I don't even have any ideas on where to start. Thanks for any help