I've never had a lucid dream before, but I have experienced sleep paralysis once, by accident.

Attempting to WILD for my first lucid dream. I seem to be having some trouble attaining sleep paralysis, whether before sleeping or after 5 hours of sleep.

I'm using the counting while inhaling, "I'm dreaming" while exhaling technique and keeping the darkness behind my eyelids in the front of my mind like Yoshi.

I reach 250 count and my body is hard to move after it, but I don't think I've gotten near sleep paralysis.

Can someone help me with attaining SP?