Hello guys, this is my first time here. I found out about Lucid dreaming at another forum about a week ago and have been trying to learn since then. I hope this is in the right section, since it says any general questions. Anyway, here goes:

Every night, before I go to bed. I focus hard and tell myself that I WILL remember my dreams. I also do a reality check every hour. I check to see if I have five fingers on my hand, and plug my nose while trying to breath. I ask myself if I'm dreaming. I also got myself a dream journal, right away when I started trying to learn.

My problem is pretty basic, but I have no idea how to solve it. The dreams don't come. I've never been good at remembering any dreams, and until I found out most people had 6-10 dreams a night, I thought I didn't dream at all. How do I make the dreams come? I think my problem may involve that I can't fall asleep while focusing, so my brain probably forgets its important as I fall asleep.

How do I fix this?