Hi, as I say, I've failed to have a lucid dream so far. I've come close to DILD a few times, but woke up in each. I wake up sometimes in the night and try to FILD, but to no success.

What should I think about when I FILD? If I focus on my fingers as I slowly move them, I find I cannot sleep; and when I let my mind wander, I fall asleep too quickly and don't go into a dream.

Can someone please tell me what I should focus my mind on when I'm trying to FILD, I don't know whether the aim is to fall asleep or stay awake.

Hope you can help,
Alfie.