Hey there. Um i was wondering because i went for an after noon nap @ around 12:30 and then woke up after a False awakening at about 2:00 (woah. Exactly 90 minutes) Well i didnt become lucid after the false awakening because i didnt do a reality check. But i was wondering ..people say that a false awakening is a sign that your about to wake up. well lets just say your false awakening turned into a Lucid dream how would you make your dream longer.

Infact how would you make any dream longer because from what i read your in your REM state for about 10-40 Minutes. So lets say you did a WILD and 39 minutes later (earth time) your still in the dream, how could you make it longer to lets say 50 minutes if your REM state only lasts for 40 mins.

sorry i just had this question because it seems unclear..and do False Awakening mean your getting closer to lucid dreaming?