Okay so this is starting to annoy me a bit. How long did it take you guys to actually gain lucidity regularly?
It has been 10 months since i discovered what a 'lucid dream' is, and I've only gained lucidity about 6-7 times since. I've tried heaps of techniques; RC's, WILD, ADA, DILD, i do keep a dream journal, however, I can't seem to find any pattern or dream signs in my dreams.
I'm starting to think that my mind is blocking my ability to become lucid, as i'm slowly starting to lose my courage trying to become lucid as it just seems impossible.

Also, the few times i do become lucid it seems like i have no control over my dreams at all. I find it extremely easy to jump unrealistically high though.

Whenever i realize it's a dream everybody just disappears and i can't seem to find them.
As far as i know the easiest way to fix this is to stabilize the dream, i usually jump really high, feeling the wind a few times and then eat an apple. Though, the last 3 times i couldn't remember what an apple tasted like, and my whole dream ended up being about me wondering about what an apple tasted like, and why my apple tasted like a peach -.-'

anyway, have any of you guys on here had the same problem? is there another technique that i should give a try?