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Often times after I first become lucid in a dream, I'll feel rushed to go someplace or do something as if time is limited. I'll begin to think that I've become lucid at the end of the REM period and that I am about to wake up. This makes things very unstable and much less enjoyable. I want to slow things down, but I'm afraid that doing so will make me lose touch with the dream and that it will start to fade. Anyone else have a problem like this or can offer some advice? Thanks.
I know how you feel because I am the same way when I turn lucid.
In order to help prevent myself from rushing lucids like you, and to have longer lucids, I decided to look around for some answers on here as well as on the web. I found that the major thing that prolongs lucids is to simply relax, and to keep routinely exercising all your senses during the LD. I read someone's post on here that talked about keeping a stress ball with you while you are exploring the dream world to keep exercising the sense of touch, and when things get even a little fuzzy to say "clarify" or re-observe the environment. Supposedly rushing to do fun stuff (like me and you do) is the worst thing you can do if your trying to prolong a lucid.
Just relax. This happens to me sometimes too (even when I'm not lucid, but just very excited about a dream). You just have to calm down and try not to get too worked up/excited or else you'll lose the dream.
Like Kaos said, don't try and rush everything. Take it slow. Good luck! :)