LDs happen when i don't do a technique

Hey, um so idk if this is normal or not but here goes.

So everytime i try a LD technique it pretty much never works, let me rephrase that 90% of the time.

BUT when i don't do a technique and just like go to bed i get lucid, well at least more than i do when i don't do a technique.

Plus when i try to do my techniques i really believe that i can do them i mean i'm psyched and have usually looked at DV before bed.

So could someone tell me how to prevent this and like how to make my techniques actually WORK.

Thanks:)

If you go to bed and become lucid in the dream, then you are doing a DILD. I think maybe you're having success with them because you have been thinking a lot about LDing, which really helps. When you actually try to LD, what technique are you using?

It's probably because when you try a technique you over do it and that really hurts your chances at lucidity.