Hey guys. As you can tell by my post count, I am new to this forum and lucid dreaming in general and would like to ask a question. Now, I don't think I've actually had a real lucid dream at all in my life so far but I am really interested in them and would eventually like to have them and be able to have them at will. I seem to be having some difficulty using the WILD method to enter myself into a lucid dream. I've tried numerous techniques, the one I'm using at the moment is counting down from 100 and concentrating on my breathing so I stay conscious while I go into the dream state. Apparently, when you get to about the number 30 you start to feel the transaction from waking state to dream state and you enter the lucid dream but I manage to count down from 100 to 0 at least 5 times before falling fully unconscious and not entering a conscious dream state at all.

I am sure that I am doing it correctly, I do not even move slightly so sleep paralysis should happen but it does not. In my last attempt, I had to give up and pull the sheet off me because my body was so hot even though it is winter and the heating was off. This is why I am seeking new, easier ways to help induce myself into a dream. So, do binaural beats work?

All answers are appreciated, thank you in advance