[quote]Can someone please convince me that it IS possible, I tried again this morning and failed!
I'd love to - but how ?
May this will help you : why would we have an entire forum dedicated to the subject, with many of us that have had many many experiences with it... if it weren't possible.. ?
And lucid dreaming isn't nearly as hard as some other skills

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I think my main problem now is the fact that my only proper LD (the 1 minute one, as opposed to the 5 second one!) is such a distant memory now that it's almost hard to believe it actually happend!

Yep - you're just starting to doubt whether it was for real
Try to ignore the question of whether it's possible, and just concentrate on doing it. (Yeh, I know, easier said than done..)

[quote]...and Placebo, I'm glad someone out there understands my situation!! ( <- I love that banana blokey!)
I'm sure lots of us have similar problems - Its not just us two
Most of my hobbies need a bit of quiet time, and family just don't help

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Have you tried a variety of both wake induced and dream induced methods?
And have you considered self hypnosis methods (for both wake and dream induced...) ?