The past few nights, I've tried to have a WILD. I've made it to sleep paralysis in around 10 or 15 minutes, but then spend 30 minutes to an hour trying to transition. Even then, I've just given up. The problem is that every time I start seeing images and feel myself begin to form a dream, my mind snaps back and realizes what was happening. In short, it destroys the image I imagined and makes it impossible to transition.

However, I don't think the problem is JUST transitioning. After I decided to give up and just go to sleep, I found that I had the same problem. Every time I came close to falling asleep, my mind would wake me up. I think that it's because my brain is still on "don't fall asleep/let your mind wander" mode from trying to enter SP.

Does anyone have any tips or advice for just letting go and letting myself drift into a dream? Also, I need help with just falling asleep (not trying to WILD) after I've entered SP. Thanks!