havent lucid dreamt yet and its bringing me down

now i dont wanna hear comments like "you havent even been doing it for long enough." i know ive only been dong it for a few days but my dream recall has been shit even though for my whole life its been pretty good ngl but as soon as i dream journaling like why did it get worse lmao. i had a false awakening and i thought i was getting closer but ive lost motivation and MILD isnt working but im not about to try WILD and get sleep paralysis. but i do wanna continue with MILD. tips? oh and reality checking is making me go ballistic its so annoying.