Originally Posted by
Abra
Even when you feel yourself waking up, rub your hands (in the dream). If you do wake up, stay calm and pretend the dream is still going on. Imagine that you are still lucid in the dream, and you might get sucked back in.
It may have been the natural ending to your REM period. In that case, do not despair! Your account indicates that you are getting good at lucid dreaming. If you got a whole 7ish minutes extra from rubbing your hands, then you've made it past the first hurdle that so many struggle with (others will wake immediately after becoming lucid). As you continue to lucid dream, you will become lucid earlier in the dream, and will have more time.