I think Im having lucid dreams, but they scare me!

Hey guys ! Im a 16 year old girl, name’s Sanna. Im from Sweden so my english may not be very good, but hopefully u’ll understand me x)) I have been having these dreams where I ve been aware that Im dreaming, but I can’t really control anything in them but my self, which is why Im scared of having such dreams. I feel terrified n since I barely can tell the difference between the dreams and reality I feel like I might aswell get stuck in this creepy dream-world. Also, I dont know anything about lucid dreaming or techniques to do it, so maybe that’s why I was so afraid when I first started experiencing this. Before I go in to that stage of dreaming my head always feels very heavy and my mind often start spinning, but at the same time I can think very clearly. But the … ehm… line between being awake and what I think is lucid dreaming is so very small I barely notice when Im actually dreaming. The dreams Im having often take place in the exact room Im in in that moment and sometimes the people living in the same house also shows up in my dream. Another reason why I find it hard to separate dream from reality ! When I’ve noticed im lucid dreaming I get very stressed out because its something im not used to or comfortable with. Im trying to wake myself up as soon as possible by talking to myself , tryin to force my eyelids to open or touching something around me. Im basically trying to get back to my body and conscience . After a while I wake up, refusing to fall back to sleep, scared of getting in the same sitaution… I need help ! I want to either prevent the dreams from happening or learn how to control them and make me feel secure while in it. Eitherway, I want to learn about them and Ill be happy for any tips u can give me really :smile: thank you for reading, ill try to go back to sleep soon xD /Sanna

Välkommen, Sanna. :cool:

The dreams you mention sound like False Awakenings to me (FA) and one way to tell them from reality is to observe subtle differences in your surroundings - maybe there is an extra room somewhere for no logical reason, or maybe your bed has magically turned 90 degrees (happened to me once).
Your house might suddenly be in a difference colour, or your garden might look strange.
Look for any changes that cannot be explained, and also try different Reality Checks (RC’s are simply actions you make to prove that you are dreaming, like seeing if a line of text changes to something else on a second glance etc).

You cannot get stuck in a lucid dream, lucid dreams are exactly the same thing as normal dreams with the difference that you happen to be aware of them.
So just enjoy the moment while you are in them, I guarantee that you will eventually wake up. :smile:

The best way to improve your LD frequency is to become more aware in general, both of your waking life and of your dreams.
A lot of LD enthusiasts use a Dream Journal (DJ) and practice Lucid Living (LL) during the days.

It’s also very normal to not be able to control aspects of your first lucid dreams - that’s because your brain is still very used to how reality works, and thus it may not be ready to accept the lack of physical laws in the dreams.
It’s all about practice.