Not necessary at all to do any ILD techniques. Those things keep me awake too.

An alternative would be to become a "natural". Lucidity is a byproduct of heightened awareness. If you can become more aware during your daily life, you should start to get lucids. One of the best ways to achieve this is to turn off the inner dialogue in your head. Not the easiest thing to do, but stick with it and it can be done. Meditation might help also.