Hey, I've been trying to LD for some time now, and I can think of two dreams which stood out to me

1) Went in a supermarket, saw a teacher. She out of the blue told me 'you're dreaming' and I said 'oh yeah, I am! Watch what I can do now!' - then nothing. The dream carried on as usual. No influence, no control, nothing.

2) Was in a locker room, I randomly walked up to a dude and said 'this must be a dream, I'll prove it to you' - again, nothing. The dream just went on as normal.

What is up with this? Am I getting close to lucidity or is my mind too focused on *trying* to get lucid that I just hope that I am, even when I'm dreaming normally?