Thread: Problems with keeping lucidity

A couple of things could have happened. It's possible you just happened to be at the end of a REM cycle and you woke up because your body was internally scheduled to do so. I have had two lucid dreams where I didn't feel excited but quickly I found myself in a dark void and I then awoke.
Maybe just keep trying to get lucid and your dream will last longer. Also, maybe reading about and working on some lucidity prolonging techniques could help too. Keeping the intent in mind to prolong the dream could be of use. There are techniques that work in steps to keep your lucidity about you. Things like first looking at your hands while holding them in front of your face while looking back and forth between your hands and the environment while attempting to have a keen sense of awareness. Then activating your kinesthetic sense by touching things like rubbing your hands together, bending down to feel the ground, feeling a wall, etc. And then keeping a goal or intent in mind and trying to perform that. And then repeatedly performing RCs or reminding yourself that your dreaming. Some LDers narrate the experience to themselves too and they say it helps.

I know the feeling. I'm still working on prolonging my LDs.

Good luck!