Lately, I've been waking up early, staying up for a half an hour, and going back to bed. This technique has worked every time for me, and I end up in a lucid dream...

For about five seconds.

I can't seem to STAY within my lucid! As soon as I realize I'm lucid- I know for a fact that I'm lucid. Yet, I still look at my hands to see that they're warped, I still try to stick my finger through my hand, and even rub my hands together. This morning, I even SPUN. I felt the spin, I felt everything..
But it faded, fast. The clarity is not great during this either, and even yelling 'Clarity!' doesn't seem to work. It's almost as if I'm wearing beer goggles. xD

I was even in the exact setting I wanted to be in for this, but nothing.

It seems that no matter what I do, I can stay stuck inside my dreams. I know this is all in my mind, so how did you get past this?