Well, firstly I'm new here, so I would like to just.... say hi, I guess.

Well, I'm about as new to LD as it gets, I have only known about it for about a week now. From everything I've read, observed and experienced, It looks like it's a long road ahead for me if I want to do this...

First things first, I currently have absolutely terrible dream recall, and don't remember having any dreams in the last 2 years or so... I have already read some comments by other people here and this seems to be a fairly common problem. I hope it can be solved without too much trouble. On the plus side, I know that I used to actually be quite good at it in the past, remembering a dream often every other night (at least). And, I do distinctly remember that I have even had a lucid dream once, a long time ago (I can't remember what it was now, and then I had no clue it could be done on purpose).

Second issue, from much of what I have read, I have found some possible problems that may stand in my way in the future. One is that I am a type of person who is nearly incapable of being comfortable. Just for the record, it routinely takes me about 1 to 1-1/2 hours to get to sleep at night, sometimes longer. Most of this time is spent trying to get comfortable, and usually only making myself end up feeling sick from moving around too much. Please also note that this is somewhat a recent development, as it has gotten worse in the past half year. I also find it extremely hard to relax, partially due to the aforementioned problem.

As well as this, I seem to have an undisciplined mind, and find it hard to focus on one thing, or convince myself of something. I can say "I will remember what I dream tonight", but I find it hard to actually mean what I say, much less believe it. Maybe that's just human and I'm making a big deal out of nothing.

Finally, though I am one of the most motivated people on earth in this particular subject, I am also one of the lazier people out there, and I find it hard to stay focused on anything. This I am sure I can overcome, but it just makes it that much harder. Not having much time to spare doesn't help, since I'm at university now.

Well, for those who have read this far, thank you for listening.

Please tell me if I am a hopeless case, or how I can deal with my problems!

(Wow, that's the most I've ever typed on a message board before!)