You know, the best way to get your friends to believe that lucid dreams actually occur would be to just show them this site and the number of people here that have in fact experienced lucidity. You can't deny the word of several thousand people.

And as for having an LD, just relax about it. Write in your DJ, work on reality checking, but don't get stressed out if it doesn't happen right away. It took me three weeks, but trust me, whenever it happens it will be worth it

-Amé