Thread: New, first lucid dream, problems with lucidity

Hi, I'm new here, I just had my first lucid dream last night. ^_^ Actually, I think I had four or five dreams, but I can only remember two of them. I didn't try to induce them or anything, it just kinda happened. The first one, I was sitting in our computer room with my mom, and it was pitch-black out. I suddenly realized I didn't remember going to the computer room, so I thought I must be dreaming. Usually, when I realize I'm dreaming, and tell people, everything usually turns all screwy and evil, so I usually don't say anything. But then I remembered about lucid dreaming, so I asked my mom how we got to the computer room, and she just became part of the computer. I wanted to fly, so I opened the window and jumped out, (I was kinda hesitant, I have a big fear of heights) and I just sorta glided to the ground, and woke up. (Except now I think it was a fake-wake-up) The next dream I had, I ran out of the house, (I knew I was dreaming) and everything was a brilliant autumn color. I remeber walking down some non-existant street (It's name was Victorian Laude <yes, it's was probably my brain mistaking Lane> or Virginian Laude or something) and then to my normal parking lot. The sky was a beautiful pinkish-orangish-purple color, that contrasted wonderfully agianst all the bright leaves. I remeber everything being very vivid, probably because I was making sure to keep account of the dream. There was some Spanish dude in the driveway, (I think he was washing his car) and I said hi to him, because I wanted to "play along" a little bit, because I was afraid everything would screw up or I would lose lucidity. I ran up the road, feeling really excited, and I thought "Okay, when I get up this hill, there's going to be a dog," and sure enough, there was this big, shaggy, brown-gold Saint Bernard mutt-thing. I started to get more excited, and so I though, "Okay, when I get to the top of this hill, there's going to be a giant valley," but before I got to the top of the hill, I woke up. I had another dream about a sleepover or something, but it was vaguer and I don't think I was lucid in it. But this whole thing's been sticking in my mind all day, I actually can't wait to go to bed tonight. But does anyone know why things screw up when I act like people don't exist, or why I have trouble gaining contol? Thanks if you can help.

(I think this is the longest post I've ever made)