Just some background info: Around a year ago i tried lucid dreaming for a month or two but only got one dream so i sorta faded away from it for awhile

The problem i have is my dreams aren't consistant. i keep hearing people say "everytime you see a clock" or "everytime this happens, do this". the problem is, my dreams are extreamly freakin random. one night i dreamt i was being chased by a man with a ham. what do you guys think i should do instead of the normal routines? also, i have a slight fear of becoming lucid in the middle of a nightmare and getting scared to shit, even if i do know it's not real (sort of like horror movies). should i just learn to deal with this or is there some way to get around this?
Thanks.