Lucid Dream has always been an escape from RL for me aswell as a way to get rid of the stresses. Although it is proberly not recommended. In my third LD it lasted around 8 minutes and within that time I used it to 'punish' those who have been crap to me in life, not bullying but just general crap. Although I would never do it in RL, it did make me feel differently about them and I no longer give a freaking toss about them.