5 months? 1 year? Pshaw... I've been at this for 12 flipping years & still no lucids.

There's one guy's sig that says something to the effect that "just about when you're about to give up is when you'll get some results" & that's where a lot of us are at. My recall has only been getting better and better lately. Confidence is everything. LD'ing is kinda like packaging smoke to a certain extent, you have to want it but not too much (if that makes any sense). If you're not trying you're not likely to succeed and conversely if you're trying "too hard" you'll get nil results too. Somewhere in the middle is the delicate balance we all seek.

Good luck.. and don't push too hard. Relax and try to let it come naturally.