Ok so for the past week or two, i've been keeping a dream journal of all the dreams I could remember, I even drew little pictures that I remembered, hoping maybe these could be dream signs I've tried WBTB and WILD, even pairing them, but I just cant seem to attain lucidity. Maybe I need more concentration? I don't know. One thing I don't do as much as I maybe should, is reality checks. I'll start doing them, but I dont know, can someone tell me if I'm going in the right direction? I've had two lucid dreams in my past, but both have lasted maybe 3-5 seconds and they both ended the same way - me being too excited and end up waking up. I think I might be trying too hard but maybe I'm just not doing something right. Does anyone have any suggestions or help that may bring me closer to lucid dreaming?