Hey guys. I've been lurking these forums for a month or so now, and I finally signed up. I've been trying to LD for about two months, and lately my dream recognition is way up. I can EXTREMELY vividly recall 3-4 dreams a night, which is great, because I used to think that I didn't dream at all. The past few nights I've realized that I might be dreaming, and I've gotten some control over my body, but I can't think hard enough to realize that I'm definitely dreaming, so it seems like I'm just dreaming in High-Def and I'm not really there. I've been trying the WILD technique, but I can't keep my mind between that level of activity and non-activity to stay awake up to sleep paralysis. I really don't think I've even come further than 10 minutes. I've also tried giving myself 2-4 hours of sleep, but due to unreliable alarm clock/tired self being trigger happy on the off button, I'm really getting nowhere with that. What I'm really looking for is a mantra or any technique I could use to keep my mind active. I've tried breath-counting, and some LD-related phrases, no luck. I'm going to stay up for about a half hour longer. If any pros are awake, please go ahead and post your technique. I'd really like to have my first intentional LD tonight. If no one sees this until tomorrow, I'll probably have tried some half-ass thing. Anyway, thanks for all the posts that I've read from you guys, and I hope I'm here for awhile.