Hey
I'm very new to lucid dreaming, and have only attempted the WILD technique so far (I'm a very practical and methodical person, and while i understand habit and how the MILD technique works i don't find it incredibly reliable)
I had my first lucid dream last night. Ironically i attained lucidity near the end of the dream by performing a reality check. I have recently been having a recurring dream where i go back to school, and i realised it was another dream, so performed a reality check and attained lucidity. However i'd already half woken up, so what i was observing was extremely fuzzy, almost like a memory of a dream rather than the dream its self.
I had a low level of lucidity though, and after attempting to fly, my brain said 'NO BITCH, NO LUCID FO' YOU' and suddenly it was as if i could fly all my life, i forgot it was a dream, and just flew around with my friends who had also mystically gained this power. Then the scene changed to a mixture of sonic and a huge marshmallow man, but that's another story.
Basically, i try WILDing almost every night with no success, as i just fall asleep. I realised i needed an 'anchor'.
I have read through lists of anchors, and have yet to find one fun. I can't believe that nobody has tried concentrating on their breathing, thought 'This is the most boring fucking thing i've done, and you can take that to the bank' then fallen asleep.
Basically, my question is, are there any fun anchors? like, riddles, philosophical questions, or mind games that you can do to keep yourself amused while waiting for SP to kick in? I've never made it to SP and have never seen a single hypnogagic image (unless you count the VERY faint purpley pulsating waves i can see occasionally)
Thanks