Hi guys. I have been practicing for about two weeks now maybe 3 idk.. I have a DJ I do RCs I try to tell myself what I want to dream of at night.. and nothing has happened besides being in some sort of purgatory. I literally feel like I didn't go to sleep (on these specific nights such as last night) I don't know how much more of this my mind can take. My sleep patterns are shattered. Some nights even without thinking about LDs I can't sleep. When I was younger I had Lds pretty easily. I even remember some but I didn't know that that's what I was doing back then. Now that I know and am trying to get back into it, my mind seems to be fighting me ;( How many techniques should I do at once? some nights I think I try them all. I thought this would be a little easier for me than everyone else because I'm really into this sort of thing but its turning out to be opposite.
I've tried relaxing and not thinking about anything; can't sleep
I've tried mildly thinking about a dream; can't sleep
The only thing that works is not thinking about LD at all. I can fall asleep and sometimes remember my dreams but I don't seem to be progressing.. am I rushing it?

HELP