Hello everyone! My names McKay. I’ve had ~20 lucid dreams before, over a dozen of those in my high school years practicing the skill. Now I’m in college and getting back into the practices such as dream journaling, reality checks, and MILD/SSILD. Since practicing again a month ago I’ve had 6 new lucid dreams, but I haven’t been able to remain in them. I become lucid, then everything turns grey then black as I awake. Last night I had another one, but this time I rubbed my hands together and did spinning as everything became grey. I remained in the grey while doing these things and after a few seconds I woke up. Does anyone have experience or advice to share on how to remain in the dreamscape when you become lucid?
hi! welcome!
sorry to see nobody answered your question yet.
you may want to check out this topic ! it has lots of tips and experiences.
good luck! 
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have you just tried taking deep breaths, and looking up at the sky? it might help, and that’s how i stabilise
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I went through similar thing.
I would get lucid on the stage where dream just sort of appearing , like the contract building up . But as soon as I try to move it would pixilated and just fall apart.
Nothing worked for a while only up until I let go the pressure that I need to become lucid and shifted to meditation and breath work in real life.
Something about collecting enough “free energy”.
But also might be not an ideal time to try LD , maybe try different timing to catch REM
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I just do nothing, just enjoy and when relaxed after 10 seconds or so then try to steer a little bit. Trying too hard wakes me up. It is a delicate balance I experienced.
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staying calm the moment you become lucid makes a big difference. engaging the senses, like rubbing my hands together, helps stabilize
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Since this post I’ve been able to have 3 lucid dreams that lasted more than a few moments.
Last night In my LD I was able to carry a conversation with a dream character named Olos. And a previous one I was able to stay lucid by calling out my brothers name to talk with him. I believe talking to dream characters or pretending to do so is something that’s working for me. Thanks for all of your reply’s! Engaging my sense of touch and sound has also helped a ton