Experiences with the 'spinning' and 'hand rub' method. And How to escape a dream?
Today after waking I went almost straight back to sleep, concentrating on achieving lucidity. I did, though i was not in control of the contents of the dream, and could not make things materialize at will.
When I started to lose lucidity, I remembered the spinning and hand rubbing method. In fact, I decided to try both simultaneously. This worked so well that I became trapped in what seemed like hours of lucid dreams, including about 5 false awakenings. The physical sensation of being pulled back into the dreamworld when using both methods was quite overwhelming, bordering on unpleasant. I would not recommend doing both methods at once.
I kept having false awakenings, doing a digital watch reality check, discovering I was still dreaming but having no way to escape. I was not scared so much as annoyed after a while. I tried holding my nose in the dream but it didnt wake me up.
Anyone have any tips to wake from a false awakening once you know that's what it is?