So this may sound strange, but I'll share my experience last night because I am dying to know if this happens to others. I am still very new to this LD world, but I've had some great experiences and learned a ton. I've read and heard a lot about what to avoid thinking to sustain the dream but last night I was completely caught of guard by a simple bodily function: bladder evacuation.

Starting with the dream, I have such a clear vivid picture of the dream world. I was in a well lit house, blue paint, white trim, and very VERY high quality carpet. I know this because once aware, I knelt down and began to feel the carpet (fascinating I know). It was an incredibly soft spongy closed loop white berber with grey speckles every few inches. Not kidding... I really got familiar with the floor. It was at this moment I felt confident in my lucidity and began to think about my action plan. Then came the trouble.

Since I do not have much LD experience, I did not expect to be confronted with the urge to pee while lucid. I am thinking to myself that I don't need to, being a dream and all, but the sensation was far too strong. So strong in fact, I began to worry that it would hinder the stability of this dream. So I use my amazing lucid power to generate a toilet. Right in the middle of the living room carpet... a while porcelain toilet. I've now convinced myself that I must urinate in order to not lose focus.

One vital factor I overlooked... it feels very real. I was immediately shocked by how real it was and this starts my downfall. I thought to myself, "this is far too real, I must be laying in a dark room peeing in my bed right now." This of course cause me to imagine my physical body and I felt the dream pulling away from me in an instant. The second I visualized my sleeping body everything began fading black and I was awake in seconds. I was so mad at myself for doing such a stupid thing that I almost forgot to check if I actually did... well... pee. I can proudly report I did not wet myself. In fact, I didn't even have the urge to go. Not at all.

So this bring up my question: do others experience the involuntary bodily functions in a lucid dream? Do any of you remember sneezing in a dream? Passing gas? do these wake up up? I don't know if this was an elaborate plot of my subconscious to wake me, or if I just let a run away idea ruin a perfectly good dream. Let me know; I'm very curious of your related stories!

-Rudy