I've been recording my dreams since 2015, on and off, regarding dream recall and dedication. In the past... even with dedication I've been ignoring rules and managed to have 2 lucid dreams. it has been 4 years since I stopped.
I returned last August, decided to follow all the rules, the good ones, the científico ones.
Been keeping my dream journal in a word document, linked to an excel sheet, so I map my rem cycles and the more prevalent dreamsigns. I'm doing reality checks when I remember and get the chance, even if I don't see a dream sign or an odd thing... all it takes is me feeling I'm zoning out regarding my awareness.
The only break I take is Friday and Saturday nights, for that extra glass of wine. I established a journey for the journey technique... and fall asleep while I mentally do the journey.
I made tests and established myself as, mainly, and auditory and visual lucid dream learner.
since August I recorded 152 dreams and analyzed them all...
Since August I've had 1 lucid dream for about 5 seconds and 2 semi-lucid ones for about 2 seconds.
I've been half aware in hypnagogia...
Now here comes the question most have already guess....
what am I doing wrong?
Hope to hear some feedback... I'm starting to doubt the path...
thank you for your replies.
I am by no means an expert, as I've only been somewhat invested in lucid dreaming since probably February/March of this year, but, I might be able to provide something?
I think something that could be holding back the lucids are that you are tracking to much. I get it - I love statistics and tracking every small little measurements - but, it might be the one key thing that's keeping the lucid flood gate from opening. If you dive to much into something, it gets ingrained into your mind. Even if you try to relax, it's still there since you're "trying to" relax due to wanting to not think about it. Tracking things, like progress, is great, but, at a certain point, it can become a negative.
Again, I don't know a whole lot (heck, I'm a noob compared to most of the people on the forum) but, I've had that problem with different hobbies to the point that I just quit. While the tracking is great, don't try and put pressure on yourself to have lucids - they have and will come. Dream journaling/tracking seems like it should be used as reflection, not as pressure. Point is, as corny as it seems, be easier on yourself - everyone has a different dream path and you shouldn't compare yourself to others.
That's my hypothesis. I would love to see others weigh in to see if there's more viewpoints on this.