Dreams that make you think your awake?

The other night I was in some weird real life type dream. It was about me being with a circus team, So we were going to the circus, We arrived there. The dream felt 100% real I thought I was awake. I was thinking. What the hell is going on with this picture? In the dream I could feel, see CLEAR vision, and smell stuff. I could feel my sell falling to the floor and I could feel the pain like I would in real life. I didn't know what was going on I thought I was awake. Even the leader of the team. The dream character told me I was awake. I don't know why I would dream about being in the circus. The dream was absolutely freaky. It was like a real life type of dream. I thought I was awake. I was really freaked out. I could hear allot of people talking clear. And I could see them clearly. It was like I had full vision of their faces and the areas around them.

I don't know if this was Lucid or not. Because I know Lucid dreams happen when you know they are dreaming. Does anyone know what this kind of dream is called? I am really confused. I would be appreciated if anyone could help me out. I am confused it isn't funny. It was like it was real life. It felt really real like I was actually there. Has anyone experienced this before? What would cause this to happen? Please don't laugh or anything. I'm being serious. I don't know what I experienced. It was really vivid. It tricked me into thinking I was awake. And this didn't felt like a false awakening dream. I don't know what to think of this. If anyone has experienced this before I would be appreciated if you could help. :)

hey man that means you have REALLY good dream recall. Most of the time I can only remember the visual and audio of my dreams. There are a bunch of dream signs in there, and since you have the recall already, I think you're pretty close to awareness and becoming lucid with those kinda dreams.

Yes, I agree. Most of my dreams are pretty deceiving, too. I once gave a whole exam in the dream, only to find out upon waking that I still have to ACTUALLY give it. Got a lot of practice, tho. :P
Don't worry about it, it's normal. Try to increase your RC frequency, that way you will get lucid more often even if you have this clear dreams.
Super Clear, Life-like Dream + Reality Check = Super Clear Lucid!!