So I have a fairly unique situation and wondered if anyone could help and or point me in the right direction. I was adopted at a very young age... around 10 mo. There was abuse and things but I have no memory of that, I had a great childhood and I am well adjusted and happy in life. I have however suffered with nightmares almost my entire life. Not every night, but when I do have them, they are very violent and extremely vivid. I can remember my dreams, some of them I still remember from years ago! So I was introduced to Lucid Dreaming.... right up my alley... Last night I tried a technique for recognition by looking at my hands... it worked! They looked fuzzy... so I had a few minutes of lucidity and then I woke up, repeated that all night. Here is the weird part. At one point in the night, I was faced with a few very disturbing images of people standing in front of me. When I woke up in real life, they were still there momentarily and I could not move. Are there any ways to avoid this type of experience? or should I work it out?

Excited to start this experience, and amazed it worked the first time!