Hey Melissa, congrats on your success! Some tips regarding your issues:
- Dream recall is just a good thing, not a source of neurosis Don't wake up in the middle of the night to write dreams down, it's not vital, and may get you insomnia. Being tired is not conducive to mental clarity, hence, not productive for LDing;
- After many years and all kinds of practice, I've fallen in LOVE with WILD. It is hands down the BEST way to have LDs almost everynight, without much effort. I don't even keep a dream journal anymore. I just write the most significant dreams once in a while, and all lucids, of course. Don't worry too much about detail in your dream journal. Keep it short. Just write what is really significant.
However, correct WILD technique is paramount. I've developed my own almost by chance, but later I've found that CrazyInSane already had writen it down (I guess nothing new under the sun, eh?). I direct you to his post:
http://www.dreamviews.com/wake-initi...al-%2A%2A.html
The thing is: when you wake up, don't move. Keep still. That will facilitate the transition back to the dream, avoiding those long boring hours of 'am I asleep already?' in bed. Instead of focusing on your breath, I like to focus on the imagery that will soon form in my view, and as soon as it forms, I 'jump' into it. Usually, it takes 10 to 30 seconds for that to occur, if I didn't move.
And of course, there are nights when you fail, but I prefer to call them 'practice'. Once in while I just sleep for the sake of it, without any concerns for LD practice or whatnot. I call it 'decompression', and I find it helps with my overall drive and intention.
Hope it helps. Make sure to check this thread, if you haven't already:
http://www.dreamviews.com/wake-initi...al-%2A%2A.html
Another thing, meditation helps A LOT. Just do a few minutes of breathing mindfulness twice a day.
Good luck!
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