So close yet so far

[MagicSeahorse]

I have been trying to attain lucidity for some time now and last night I had a dream that I was walking the streets of London and came across an altercation in which I tried to intervene. A gun was pointed to my head and I pleaded with the man holding the gun to spare me. He then pressed the trigger, but it was out of bullets. I proceeding to run into a disused factory (that was strangley crossed with my old school) that was on the side of the street, and in it I noticed strangely random things that shouldn't be there, such as red buttons and art paintings. It was this, combined with the fact I was running, that made me think to myself 'I AM DREAMING!!!'. Realising that this, lucid dreaming, is what I have been desperate to do for months, the first thing I do is I attempted to fly, only I then realise that I am merely imagining myself flying in the waking state, albeit with my eyes closed in bed! I was distraught! What happened? Did I wake up upon realising that I was lucid? Is that normal? How do I stop myself from doing that in the future?

[BenTheDream1018]

Once you attain lucidity you have to learn to supress your emotions because emotions such as excitement or fear will cause you to wake immediately. This happened to me on three different occasions and yes it is extremely frustrating, but you just have to stay positive and stick with it because the only thing that helps these problems is experience.

[Bizarre Jester]

Once you attain lucidity you have to learn to supress your emotions because emotions such as excitement or fear will cause you to wake immediately. I had this issue. I was able to teach myself not to get overly excited or worked up. This kept me in the dream for about a minute longer. As for you it doesn't sound like a fun dream experience. Try not to get discouraged about it, it does get better.