I hope someone can come on this thread and reply, cuz i also have a similar problem. it seems my subconscious is smarter than me. cuz last night, i went to sleep, trying to dream lucid, but i failed once, then woke up at 2am. afterwards i went to sleep again only to find that i played a trick on myself: i was dreaming that i had a lucid dream, but didnt actually have one. then i woke up and realised how stupid i was!