I have been trying to attain lucidity for about 4 years now and soon it will be 5 years. I tried the mild, wild, wbtw, and combinations of those. I also have not done good progress on cat method. Once, when I was using mild tech., I have been getting realty checks in my dreams but never got lucid. I slept at the same time and awakened at the same time. currently I am using an idea of my. But still, I would like some advice. The amount of time has taken the interest out of me. Doubt has come with the time as well. maybe I need to take a break? More effort? The brain gets lethargic after a while of the same thing.