Reading the Akashic Records for yourself is actually the most difficult thing in the world! There is nothing wrong with you if you are a beginner and feel like it just doesn't work.
Thing is, even the best psychics would be off when they try to receive intuitive information in a situation where there is strong emotional involvement.
Reading for ourselves is hard. We fill in the blanks, we look for what is not there, we create our own scenarios. Why? Because we are such powerful creators of our reality.
That's why my own Akashic record readings never include future predictions — I have no business creating future for others. But that is also why it is easier to read for other people. We have no emotional involvement. We have nothing to contribute. We can just be an open channel and receive what comes through...