Welcome! Oneironaut has already gave you a great explanation and I'll complement it with some more things
1) Passive control is somewhat easier because you're finding logical reasons for events to happen. You force yourself to think "person X is meeting me here because we have a date", which is far easier for your brain and mental schema than to "summon" a person. Many lucid dreamers go with the flow, changing between passive and active depending on the task and the amount of lucidity, but in the end, I personally believe active control is better, because if you can make it possible, then you are fully lucid: you know you can do anything that defies logic or reason. Active control requires much more force of will though, but it will also come with practice.
2) Different techniques work with different people. An advantage that you have at the moment is that you are "used" to sleep paralysis. You seem to perfectly describe the sensation and feeling of the event, and this is crucial in order to perform WILDS, not so much the SP happening, but the feeling of numbness and relax you're at. So yes go for it, remember that every attempt will build up, even if you at a later point want to try another technique, you will have better chances at lucids
3) The excitement will go away with practice. You can still feel great, but you will eventually learn to calm yourself down and stabilize. Try to read this guide if you haven't, it has helped me a lot. Remember, you have all the time in the world, all you need to do is something like "have a good breakfast, get your car keys, personal hygiene and you're done" aka "increase lucidity by doing reality checks often, stabilizing the dream, being careful when following the plot, and above all, remember you are the creator of what you see: means you command (don't be afraid to yell THIS IS MY DREAM I WANT MORE VIVIDNESS) it worked for me
4) Depends a lot. Some people have 1 per week, others 2-3 and others like 1 every night. At some point, people become so good it's just a matter of thinking (like MILD veterans) and others just randomly get lucid, because (and this is important) in the end, it's all about regular practice to get your brain so used to be aware that even if you don't think about the subject you can end up waking up in a dream. It varies with people, but in the end, it's like riding a bike: once you master it, just need to stay in shape in order to ride like a pro
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