Hey mikkel. I'd be glad to help!
1. Yes, as I still struggle with it to a small extent today and I've been having lucid dreams for months. It just takes practice as you have to remind yourself none of it is real and you won't be harmed in any way!
2. Will-power is key. Believe you can do something and you will. It's that simple.
3. As stated above, simply believe that you'll find them and you will. Spawning things/people out of thin air can be tricky, so try short-cuts such as turning a corner and expecting to see them. You could try going to places where you're most likely going to find them (like their home). If you don't know where they live, try asking a dream character to show you.
4. People make out that WILDing is scary - it really isn't. I, for one, do not experience any form of sleep paralysis when I WILD; I go straight from awake to dreaming with no real transition in between. However, I think WILDing is a bit too advanced for you in this moment in time anyway as you're only a beginner. I'd recommend familiarising yourself with the basics, such as:
DILD
This is where you become aware during a dream. Keeping a dream journal and performing reality checks help with this.
By reality checks I don't mean just going through the motions hoping they make you lucid, as this happens very rarely. Practice your awareness when performing these to increase your chances of becoming aware during a dream, as reality checks mainly serve to reinforce the fact you're dreaming when you're already lucid. Two things which I would recommend (which go hand in hand with DILD) are ADA (All Day Awareness) and SA (Sporadic Awareness).
DEILD
This is where you catch yourself immediately after you've woken up from a dream and do not move an inch (including eye movement, etc). By doing so your body will think the mind is still asleep and makes going back into the previous dream one hell of a lot easier.
There are others, but what I mainly use is WILD, DILD, DEILD, ADA and SA. You may be compatible with these, but the only way you can really find out is by experimentation. Everybody is different; everybody has their own ideal methods.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions feel free to PM me!
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