Hey, new member here.

I've come across an interest to have a lucid dream in the last couple of months and have tried using the WILD technique to little effect.

The majority of the time, I will go through sleep paralysis and experience sudden, uncontrollable muscle spasms. This used to put me off, and in a state of panic, I would wake myself up. However through breathing techniques I have limited these spasms if you will, and been able to stay in the state of sleep paralysis for a long time. However, it is at this point that I either fall asleep, with little dream recollection afterwards, or simply give up, having not transitioned into a dream after half an hour of doing so.

How does one enter the dreaming state?

Should I start a writing out my dreams to improve recollection?

-I also have a tendency to want to clear my throat/swallow whilst in sleep paralysis which can be distracting.

Pardon my inexperience in this subject, help would be thoroughly appreciated.