I've been trying for around 6 months. I took two months off due to stress. I mainly try FILD but the thing is, I usually am too tired to wake up for it, for starters. I repeat to myself that I will Ld tonight during the day or I will do RC as I dream but sometimes I feel like I am saying it in a half assed manner. I record in my dream journal during most days and it is pretty good recall.

As Sageous said, 6 months isn't that long. You also took two months off, which is horrible for practice and reduces your practice time to 4 months, which is basically nothing if you use the wrong approach.


The problems i see with what you do are:
  • You use too many Techniques. MILD and FILD are very different and it's known that piling up Techniques hurts you more than it helps.
  • You are stressed. Meditate for gods sake, i'm sure you spend as much time a anyone on Social Media, Reddit and the like. Take some of that time to meditate, not only is it good against stress but has been shown to boost many aspects of LD practice.
  • You aren't committed, taking time off is the worst you can do, and if you are ready to stop after 4 measly months of practice, your resolve to learn lucid dreaming isn't great.
  • You don't research, lucid dreaming is almost purely mental, that's why knowledge is everything. A bit of browsing would have shown you that learning lucid dreaming can take a long time and Diligence is key.


My advice is:
  • Diligence. Above all you have to be consistent and thorough in your practice.
  • Motivation. Search for the reasons you want to lucid dream, then write them down. Fortify your Resolve.
  • Patience. Lucid dreaming doesn't require focus at all times, it actually often seems to work better if you don't think about it as much. However it does need endurance.
  • Dream Recall, you say yours is good, but if it isn't consistently above 3 full Dreams per night, then work on it. Dream Recall can give you LDs by itself if practiced seriously.
  • Awareness, especially when doing RCs. Many people fall into the habit of just doing the motions without ever truly believing that they could be dreaming. In reality actually asking yourself if you're dreaming is the most important part, you only do the motions to gain certainty.
  • Meditation. For you especially, this seems useful.


I hope this helps and good luck in your practice!