1) Apple juice I think is not much of an aid, it can help a bit in that it gives the body/brain more energy, but there's not much choline in apple juice compared to other foods.
2) Lucid/dreaming supplements are going to be of little assistance to you without you first developing awareness of dreams (dream recall).
3) You've been "trying to [lucid dream] for two years," it is a "fierce passion" of yours, but "tried keeping a dream journal several times" and you stopped....
I think the issue is one of dedication and determination. If you really truly want to lucid dream and remember your dreams, then you must dedicate yourself to the practice and make life changes that will support it. If you must get up at 6am, then get to bed no later than 10pm. If anything, a strict sleep schedule helps lucid dreaming and dream recall, so that shouldn't be a hindrance.
Building recall is your number one goal. Set goals and try to achieve them, like 1 dream a night, and challenge yourself to continually improve.
For improving recall:
+ set strong intention at bed time to remember your dreams. You can do this by repeating to yourself (and really feel and mean it, don't just mouth the words) "I remember my dreams.....I remember my dreams" do this for several minutes. Review the memories of your day at bedtime, let them arise, and visualize each scene that you remember, and think to yourself, "this is a dream." Memory and dreams are closely related.
+ set intention to notice every waking during the night, remain still, recall and record the dream. Dream recall is best immediately after waking from a dream. If you can't go right back to sleep, learn how to do this, getting back to sleep several times during the night is a very valuable LDing skill. You only dream when you're asleep!
+ every time you wake up, reach for recall. Try to develop the ability not to move, and to immediately go over your recent dreams, or if nothing comes, ask yourself "what was I just dreaming about?" and wait quietly. It's important to leave time for yourself to do recall in the morning, set your alarm for 15-20 minutes before you must absolutely be up. Reaching for recall *every night* is critical, it is a skill/"muscle" that builds over time.
+ if at all possible, teach yourself to wake up without an alarm. This can be done. The shock of the alarm is bad for recall, and you're losing the last dream cycle of the night which may be the best one to the alarm.
+ keep your journal *every day*, even on days without dreams, write "no recall, but I will tonight!". You are communicating to your subconscious that you desire and welcome and enjoy remembering your dreams.
+ really reward yourself when you remember a dream, thank your subconscious for your dreaming experiences and be really sincere, and say that you are looking forward to future dreaming experiences.
+ throughout your busy day, frequently stop to consider your situation, consider that you may in fact be dreaming, and do a reality check or two. This takes almost no time. If you keep you mind on dreaming like this you will start to remember your dreams and start having lucid dreams!
Good luck! Let us know how this works for you.
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