Most realistic LD I've had but I had no control.

[Tye]

So my dream started off in my high school and i randomly noticed it was a dream but wasn't sure so i stepped out in the hall and said lucidity now and stabilized my dream and it worked well the dream lasted like 10 minutes. Next I tried to fly no luck I jumped around like a derp for 5 minutes and probably looked really dumb, and later found out i couldn't change much of anything it felt weird. This is odd because usually I have amazing control over my LD's and it was my most realistic yet.

[realdealmagic]

Maybe the realism played a part in your drop of control. It may have made you subconsciously doubt yourself when attempting to fly or anything like that, I know that kind of thing hinders me quite a bit when it comes to Dream Control. Maybe check out this class in the DV Academy to help you out.

[yuppie11975]

probably looked really dumb,. Don't worry, dream characters can be full of gossip, but I doubt the news will leave the confides of your mind On a more serious note, I've encountered this a lot. There are a number of techniques you can use to overcome this and hopefully regain control. The one I've found particularly useful is to shout out "I'm dreaming, I am in control" it gives you this confidence because you're affirming to yourself that you literally have full control because you're in a dream. You'll know that you're simply struggling for silly reasons, and should get back into the game. Honestly though, a big aspect of lucid dreaming can just be.... It's kind of a dick. Sometimes you'll just refuse to do anything, and there isn't much you can do about it. We're always constantly improving, so there's nothing to worry about!

[gmork13]

Are there levels of control and lucidity in a dream? In a few occasions I've found myself knowing that I'm dreaming but I can't actually control the dream. Or at least I don't feel in total control, sometimes like watching a movie but knowing that its a dream.

[Darkmatters]

Absolutely. In fact control is a totally separate thing from lucidity. You can be lucid with no control, or sometimes you can have control in a totally non lucid dream. Lucidity itself is pretty much an on/off thing - you either know it's a dream or you don't, but awareness can vary greatly. Sometimes you know it's a dream but you think the people around you are real and you go along 100% with the dream plot, or sometimes you understand they're all just DCs and you can break away from the plot and go exploring or do whatever you want.