Last night I have a ND and I was in a room with an old woman and she said something wierd.
And I was saying: It can’t be true I must be dreaming.
After that I wake up.
This must be a good progress I think.
That’s indeed a big step towards becoming lucid. You clearly started questioning reality, so next step is realizing you can contol your dream and control your emotions to not wake up. Good luck
Im testing very many things and know I dont try to much and when I think thats work for me. When I have a ND im not being angry because i dont have a LD. I always tried to look positive and analyze the dreams.
You are really in the right way 