What can I do? !!

[dreamskies]

I've been trying to lucid dream for almost 3 months. I've been keeping a dream journal, doing RC as often as possible, even waking up and trying WBTB and WILD. I have had ZERO sucsess. I've tried DILD (RC) WILD MILD DEILD EILD (with audio induction) Even eating chedar cheese! (ok I do that anyway) Not only have I not had a LD but my recall has gone frome decent 1 a night to really bad. I have not had a recalled dream since 2/17 and that was only 1 line worth. before that my last one was 2/9. I was at the point where one night I had 3 dreams including knowing that I was dreaming just as I woke up. Everything has gone down hill from there. I need HELP! I think I'm doing WILD wrong. All I've tried is just lying there thinking that I want to lucid dream without moving. I try to listen for ringing and make imaginary limbs appear. Although I can hear ringing when I try to listen to it it has never lead to a lucid. The limb appearing trick just hasn't worked. I have never felt SP though I really want to. I think I've gotten to the vibration stage but I'm not sure if this is what the vibratio stage really is. (all my muscles tense up) so any advice??? The one hopeful sign that I've had is that when I think I want to wake up at some time to try WBTB (say 3:00) I usually wake up then. I've tried the same with LD but no luck. Sorry for the long post but I'm really lost.

[Kona]

well i have been in the same situation as you dude but i have really good dream recall posting this is proving that you are getting discouraged and that you probably think you can't LD but do NOT give up i was in the same situation as you and everyone said. Maybe take a break, OR what i have done is find some HUGE motivation to LD like flying and meeting my DG setting a goal wil help you have more sucess from what i have learned DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dreamskies]

I'm not giving up... I really don't want to take a break either. As you can see from my signature I already have some goals. I think I'm pretty motivated. I'm just lost. I don't know what I can do to get lucid.

[LucidPower]

you know how a writer get writer's block. Well I think that's what's happening to you, it certainly happened to me when I first started because like you I was motivated but to motivated and as a result everything just kind of stopped like my LD's, recall etc. To overcome it you simply need to either take a break or look at lucid dreaming in a less serious light. I hope everything gets better for you so you can experience your first LD.

[patrick45]

Well, like how LucidPower said, Writers get writers block, and dreamers get dreaming blanks. And also, I think trying to force it to happen sets you back, just surrender and let it come naturally, don't get so stressed out over having lucid dreams! Just have a peaceful confidence that the ability will come when it's ready, and that because you want it, it will come. Everyone takes a different amount of time, for me it was a week or 2 before I started having lucid moments, for everyone it's different. Also, pay FULL attention while doing RCs, ask yourself randomly whenever something weird happens or whenever you remember, "Am I dreaming?" and when you do, say things like "If the clock changes when I look at it again, I'm dreaming." then look away and look at it again, if it stays the same, say "It did not change. this must not be a dream." But it's best to do multiple reality checks, and fully comprehend why you do them as you do, and that will help them be more effective in the dream world?