We need a better image of our communication with the Almighty. It should be like that between two adults, face to face. Imagine that you are sitting on one end of a bench and God is sitting on the other. Your discourse with him would not be asssisted if you got off the bench and got on your knees. It would not be helped, either, if you utter a set of imperatives.
Plain talk is called for.
The central difficulty in all this is getting God to respond. Most of the time he simply sits there, silent. You have to speak for him. If that won't do the job, talk to some friends or perhaps a professional if you have a serious problem. God is really speaking to you through all these people.