So I've been trying to Lucid dream for the longest time, and I feel a WILD is my only hope into achieving it. So here's my problem and keep in mind I have read dozens of WILD articles on this site as well as others so I have the basic knowledge of it, however I am definitely open to corrections and suggestions:

The other night I went to bed and woke up about five and a half to six hours later to begin my WILD attempt. I was awake and laid completely still for about 40 minutes. I had trouble with the swallowing reflex but finally got it under control. Anyways my body felt heavy but I know I was not in sleep paralysis. However suddenly a bright light shown and I started rushing up towards it (usually a sign you're entering a dream right?) As I came close to the light it was like my eyelids dissolved and I can see the ceiling of my room. My first thought was I just had a false awakening. So I did a reality check. I was awake. This really pissed me off and the heaviness of my body was still there. My back was hurting from staying in the same spot for so long so I moved to my side. It was like glass was surrounding my limbs and it shattered when I moved. Not painful just felt like I broke something surrounding my limbs. Being that I was able to move I obviously was not paralyzed. (this has been the closest I've been ever)

This morning I tried the same thing but woke up earlier. This time I got out of bed to go to the bathroom. I laid completely still with no swallowing reflexes or anything. I even tried the counting technique by going "1..2..3.. I'm dreaming" and so on. I NEVER even got close to sleep paralysis. Eventually my ass got sore from staying in the same spot for over an hour (about an hour and twenty minutes). I gave up again and had a hard time going back to sleep, because my brain wouldn't stop counting.

The stop drop and roll method does not work for me for some reason, I can fall asleep with my hands over my head lol! So what am I doing wrong? Most importantly: how can I get into sleep paralysis? Is there more to it than just not moving anything and keeping a clear mind? I've never gotten past the step of getting into sleep paralysis and I am getting pretty frustrated...