Welcome atlantic! I had a whole page of stuff for you, but then I just deleted it. To sum up:

  • Change your schedule- I know that this is not always possible (and it sounds like it isn't since you said "professional" stressors, and the job force isn't always very...accomodating.)
  • Get more sleep- again, this may not be possible, but try. I recently (last night actually) just ended my own dry spell, and I think that a major part of it was that I've actually been getting ample sleep.
  • Visit the Ending a Dry Spell tutorial- it has a ton of useful information, and, as you'll note, it will tell you that you may need to change methods. Perhaps WILDing (if that's what you're using) isn't working anymore. I had the problem of relying on DILD's to become lucid...and those stopped working. So, I've had to branch off to other methods to try and become lucid.
  • Meditate- this will help you to reduce your stress levels if you can't remove the stressor or remove yourself from it.
  • Continue with a dream journal- this is of vital importance. You may also want to go over your other dreams that you've had in the past, especially lucids. These have a way of sparking lucids to come.
  • If possible, spend more time here. It may sound silly but it will actually help you to achieve more lucids, as you'll think about LDing more. Do more reality checks throughout the day and seriously question "am I dreaming?" Reading lucid dreaming literature (which it sounds like you have some), and tutorials will help as well.


That's all I can immediately remember from my last novel of advice... Good luck and keep at it. The key is persistance; if you keep at it, you'll be able to have lucids again in no time! There is always hope if you just keep trying!