I don't know if anyone has had a similar experience yet, but it happens to me a lot an it's really weird, usually in "nightmares". Basically, I'll dreaming normally, and suddenly something scary comes up and turns it into a nightmare. And then, suddenly, I decide to just throw myself at the danger, knowing I will wake up. For example, a dinosaur jumps out at me, and I decide to let it eat me so I can wake up, not even scared.
The weird thing is, how can I be sure that I will wake up, without realizing it is a dream? Whenever this happens, it's like my brain won't think logically enough to realize that I am dreaming, just that I can wake up. It's hard to explain.
Has anyone had a similar experience? And if so, how do I turn the dream into a lucid dream, so I can get rid of the problem and practice dream control?