I hope someone can offer me some pointers:

So, I'm quite a newbie when it comes to lucid dreaming. I have been able to become fully conscious several times these past six months, mostly during afternoon naps and in every case by consciously falling asleep (wake induced lucid dreams is the term, right?). By fully conscious I mean that I've remembered my intention to realize that I'm dreaming, remembered my preferential state testing (counting my fingers), and firmly resolved that all my perceptions are intrinsic in nature.

So far so good. The down side to this (since I'm extremely fascinated by both the idea and the experience of lucid dreaming) is that the moment I gain lucidity, I'm left with a severly impaired motor control. Sometimes I can move with some serious mental effort (literally dragging my legs behind me) and sometimes I can't consciously move at all!

I haven't read about this problem anywhere. I'm wondering if the problem is a lack of consciousness or lack of understanding on how to control my dreams. I've even speculated about the possibility that it is some general mental restriction in me that makes my mind mess with me!

Any thoughts on this?