I had a short lucid this morning where I couldn't move my hands. This became apparent when I tried to rub my hands to stabilize the dream, but they seemed paralyzed. I looked down and saw my arms were stiff with my hands folded and fingers interlocked. I struggled just to barely wiggle a finger. Confused and frustrated, the dream quickly faded.

On waking up, I was lying on my side. I noticed this as unusual because I almost always wake up on my back. I had one arm under the pillow and the other pinned under my body. It seems plausible that the position of my real body was affecting my dream body.

What could I have done in the dream to gain control of my hands? I guess I could have just willed it, but I was so unprepared for it that I didn't think.