So my major problem is actually kind of funny. I achieve lucidity in dreams, i.e. I become aware that I am dreaming, but as soon as that happens I literally say to myself, "I can't be lucid dreaming, I am not able to become aware in my dreams." Even though I obviously do!
Ugh, it's so frustrating, it's happened to me twice and once I just decided to wake up. I've been trying for 2 months and sometimes I have trouble even remembering my dreams! Normally I have very vivid dream recall, but I guess it's all just a matter of me trying to hard.
I am now trying the WBTB technique, but I don't think I slept long enough last night. I got up after approximately 4 hours of sleep and stayed up for a half an hour. I didn't dream before I woke up, but I did dream after I went back to sleep; so, I'm assuming that I should get atleast 5 - 6 hours of sleep before waking up.
Thanks for any advice!