Can no longer summon DC

Making DC's appear has never really been a problem for me. I simply say their name to myself and turn a corner and there they are. However the last 3 months or so I have really struggled with a certain DC. Every time I try and make them appear someone random will show up or someone who looks a bit like them but as I get closer they are completely different. About a year ago I could make this person appear whenever and this was back when I wasn't that good at lucid dreaming. I'm much better now and yet I can't make this person appear.
There is a lot of emotional attachment to this one person so perhaps that is linked. Perhaps I get too excited or overwhelmed, more so than I did last year. So how can I make this DC appear? If the method of turning a corner or saying their name isn't working out for me is there another way? How can I stop myself from becoming so overwhelmed?
Thanks

When you summon the person try and hear their voice before you see them. Imagine so-and-so shouting something to you, and then imagine them appearing from around the corner. When you hear their voice your mind should have a very strong incentive to show you the person that matches it.

I found out that in my case i really need to be confident and believe that the person is there. When I notice that I don't have enough confidence i use some kind of magical object that i expect to work. I imagined that green lantern ring is in my pocket(It's from movie "The green lantern"). When i put it on my finger i can do anything and summon anyone...It works well for now.

How long has it been since you have seen this DC in real life? Could your memory be failing you on exact details of the looks? Could you look at a photo of this person before going to sleep? It might help?

Could there be some disagreement within your psyche about seeing this DC? I have no clue whether this applies, and it is of course none of my business (not trying to pry), but could it be that part of you wants to "move on", or if there are both positive and negative emotions, and could part of you not want to be hurt, and be scared of being hurt if you see this DC again? If that is the case, I would carefully analyze my own feelings if I were in such a situation, and acknowledge and accept my own concerns. If this does not feel right, feel free to ignore what I am suggesting of course.

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Originally Posted by ninoslavi

I found out that in my case i really need to be confident and believe that the person is there. When I notice that I don't have enough confidence i use some kind of magical object that i expect to work. I imagined that green lantern ring is in my pocket(It's from movie "The green lantern"). When i put it on my finger i can do anything and summon anyone...It works well for now.

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Thanks for this. I have a metal dice that I used to carry around with me all the time which I used for reality checking. I was lucid last night and found that my awareness and control were pretty bad so I found the dice in my pocket and decided to make it so when I am holding it I have complete control. The dream became a lot more vivid and I found this DC with no problem what so ever. They also didn't morph into anyone else or behave out of character.

JoannaB- I don't have any reason why this DC should not appear. Sometimes I struggle to accurately recall what they look like in a dream so I could look at a photo before bed. There are no negative emotions connected to this person. I think it's because I'm always so happy to see them that the dream destabilizes very quickly because of the emotion I feel. Perhaps they don't appear because I'm putting so much effort into finding them as well as putting so much effort into keeping the dream from ending.

These are three ways. Fly to where they should be. Teleport to where they should be. Change a DC to them.