Having trouble once I have become lucid....

Quest for Lucidity
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Ok so here is my problem. I have become lucid in a dream 4 times since learning about lucid dreaming about 3 weeks ago.

So whats the problem? you may ask… Well its that those 4 times I became lucid have only lasted about 10 seconds total. Every time I realise I’m dreaming something very strange happens and I wake up after only seconds.

My 4 lucid experiences:

The 1st time I realised I was dreaming is when I was falling. I yelled STOP! My body jolted hard 3 times then I woke up, it kinda felt like my waking body had jolted to.

The 2nd time I realised I was dreaming I was in a car and I couldt read the manual. As soon as I said to myself I am dreaming, this very strange song started that went… I am dreaming… dreaming, dreaming, dreaming and all these weird symbols came up in my vision and then I woke up.

The 3rd time I bacome lucid I was playing basketball. As soon as I told myself I am dreaming This giant face filled my vision and was moving towards me like it was going to kiss me. Just before it got to me I woke up.

The 4th time I bacome lucid I was in my room lying on my bed watching a rowing machine row by itself. When I realised I was dreaming I decided to do a reality check. As I reached up to pinch my nose to see if I could still exhale my bed tilted forward and my head got very heavy and I lost my balance then I woke up.

Is there anything I can do to stop this from happaning? I dont feel like I get to excited when i realise I am dreaming but I do have a kind of rushed feeling when I become lucid. I dont know why these strange things happen when I become lucid but I feel like I have no control over it.

Any tips or comments will be appriciated.

Cheers, Justin.

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Your probably just Pre-Lucid.

But If you aren’t just say to yourself, I will not wake up, I have control. And for the rushed feeling, just stay relaxed and loosen yourself up. Keep repeating that your dreaming and do quick reality checks and you should have total control once your sure its a dream. Then you should be all set, but everybody has those moments where their first couple of LD’s last a few seconds but if you learn to take control then you wont have these problems. :mirror:

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Try to put your focus on the dream itself. Look! Listen! And feel! Don’t try too hard to Not Wake Up, because then you are focusing on waking up. Instead, be positive, and know that even if you wake up, you can return to the dream in seconds! Always keep that in mind!