Last night I successfully lucid dreamed through the use of a reality check. I remember performing the check (hands) and then becoming aware that I was dreaming. From there I tried to realize my surroundings, but that wasn't working too well for me, so instead I just started to walk. I then performed two actions (one was driving and one was sexual). They both felt real.

However, my question comes from the fact that It is hard for me to distinguish between the 'feel' of a lucid dream and that of a regular dream. Should there be a distinct difference in the feel of the two? What if I had just dreamt that I was performing a reality check when in fact I never had control at all? I still think it was a true lucid dream, but I can't remember the ending of it either. Do you usually remember how it ends, or does it end without you knowing?