So, there I was. Strolling along a hillside through tall grass and watching trees gently blowing in the wind. In the valley below I saw a large lake so, with a tremendous hop, I flew down to it. I was lucid again. A young cherub-faced girl in a flowing white dress and braided hair was standing by the lake. She slowly turned to me and said , 'You are dead'. I felt the familiar tug of real world awareness wash over me as the little girl faded and I awoke feeling a bit panicked. This dream occurred years ago and would start a series of lucid dream experiences where I found myself thinking 'Am I dead?' at which time the anxiety would pull me right out of the LD. However, after a few of these dreams the overriding feeling was if I am dead... so what? The lucid dream world is so fascinating and peaceful that, if it is death, who wouldn't want to stick around? I have learned to take that primal fear and turn it around. Now, if the thought occurs I find myself thinking' Okay, I'm dead... and loving every minute of it!' Just maybe that little girl dream character was try to help me extend the experience.

I wonder how many in this forum have experienced the thought 'Am I dead?' in a lucid dream and how they have handled it.