I have been attempting to lucid dream for a couple weeks now, reality checks, dream journals etc.

The problem is I keep having dreams within dreams... for example

Dream1: I am at a party, I actually realized I was lucid dreaming so I tryed to control everything, but I couldnt control anything... I then "woke up"

Dream2: I just woke up from the dream about the party and am telling my mom about it, I even have conversations with her about how I try to lucid dream and control them.

Then I actually woke up for real. It seems like I can recognize when I am dreaming but do not have control, and these dream within dreams trick myself into thinking I am awake when I am still sleeping... this is all so confusing and new, so any insights or comments are appreciated.