Thread: partially lucid - half-brain dead.. help!!

Lately a lot of my LDs are partial - That is to say that although I am aware that I am dreaming and somewhat controlling what is going on in the dream, my full presence is not there. I am not fully conscious. The dream may be detailed and vivid, but my consciousness is not fully aware. Does this make sense? In other words, I am lucid in that I am aware that I am dreaming, but it is not as though I have the same brain capacity or cognitive function as my waking state. I would say it's even as low as half of my normal functioning.
Let me also say that I am a natural LDer and have had LDs since I was about 12, that I remember, anyway. They have usually come in cycles, and I have just sort of flowed with the cycles, but for the past few months, I have been trying to have them on a more regular basis. Just spending more time thinking about it has increased the quantity of LDs, but the quality is not always there.
So, I guess I am looking for advice from more experienced LDers on techniques I can use to increase the quality of these LDs... Or maybe this is just a normal experience.. and I should continue on, just being happy with the increase in LDs and eventually the quality will increase, too?
Any advice is appreciated.
Also, I have tried some of the grounding and stabilizing techniques, if I have enough cognitive function to think of it. So far, these techniques have helped very little.. (i.e. paying attention to detail, my surrounding, looking at hands, feet, ground, etc.)

p.s.
this is the right forum for this topic, right?