False Awakening or did I DEILD?

**Wonderbread** · 08-16-2010 11:07 PM

Well I had my first lucid dream, I all of a sudden said to myself "I am dreaming.. Wait, I AM dreaming!" Though I got excited since it was my first time and everything faded although I did try to spin with no avail. Now I THINK I woke up, I don't really remember if I moved when I woke up or not. But I was just bummed I got too excited and then just went back to sleep. I ended up exactly where the last dream left off except I wasn't lucid.

The memory of waking up is hazy, and I am sure I at least opened up my eyes for a little while. So could it still have been a non lucid version of a DEILD or just a false awakening?

**Siphorix** · 08-16-2010 11:46 PM

First, DEILD means Lucid Dreaming, so asking if there is a form of Non-Lucid Lucid-Dreaming doesnt make any sense. If it is Non-Lucid, that would mean its a normal dream.

Second, the ONLY way to know if you had a false awakening is to do a RealityCheck(RC), or when you really do wake up, you notice differences in your false awakened state.

Third, it is VERY common for dreams to pick up where they left off, esp after going back to sleep.

**J.D.** · 08-17-2010 12:29 AM

You may or may not have woken up and opened your eyes. If you aren't sure, chances are you didn't. This morning I genuinely thought I was lying with my eyes open, staring up at the curtain pole. Upon noticing the light levels were slightly off, I realised that my eyes were in fact closed. I was dreaming. It happens.