DILD: 2 | WILD: 0 | Other/Unknown: 1 DC = Dream Character RC = Reality Check DG = Dream Guide FA = False Awakening SP = Sleep Paralysis LD = Lucid Dream DV = Dream Views RL = Real Life
I had a false awakening chain last night. It lasted for an hour; it was horrible!!! Funny thing is that I was lucid throughout the whole thing, but I had absolutely no control. I tried to control the dream at a few points, but it didn't work. Each false awakening was almost exactly the same. Eventually, I was able to realize how to tell if it was another false awakening. My dreams always seem to be really choppy, as if they have low FPS. However -- after about 7 false awakenings -- this stopped. Then I started trying to check by the blurriness of my surroundings. This got fixed 7 FAs later as well. Then it just keeps going and going. I don't even know how many FAs I had in that one dream. I do know this; it lasted for exactly one hour. Eventually, I realized I could probably control the dream. After all, I had quite a lot of lucidity. I tried to take control; absolutely nothing happened. I also kept doing reality checks. At one point, I thought I was once again awake, but then while talking to a DC I said "wait a minute" and did a RC. Sure enough, still dreaming. I tried multiple methods to wake up; none worked. So, I just decided to sit and wait out the FA. I closed my eyes, and I instantly woke up! Is that not frustrating?! Nope! I was still dreaming. Unfortunately, I never found out about this. The dream soon faded out. I really underestimated these FA chains. I'm quite spooked now.