yeah, I used to wake myself up as soon as I figured out I was dreaming when I was younger. I'm not exactly sure why it makes no sense now. I would wake myself up by opening my eyes. It was really hard. They were so heavy. It was like lifting a gigantic weight. That's why I wonder if opening my dream eyes will really keep me from waking up when everthing goes black. One time when I was about 9 I had a dream I was reading. I don't think I was actually reading but looking at the book and ideas of the story were coming into my head. I woke up and saw my finger on the pillow tracking the words like I really was reading. It was weird. Now I have trouble staying in my dreams when I get to happy.