I hate to start a thread that has been talked about 1,000 times before with false lucids and such, but wow, I was close. I was in a dream and "realized" that I was dreaming. If I was actually lucid I would have rubbed my hands together to increase stability, but of course I wasn't consciously aware so I didn't do that. But here's the part that's never happened to me before.

My mind seemed to realize that this was sort of a "false lucid" and I started repeating the words "clarity now" or something similar in an attempt to make my conscious mind wake up and become aware. I can't even describe it, like my dream self was trying to make my real self become lucid.

Anyway, here's my quick question. The last few days I've been trying to be aware of my surroundings/what I'm doing throughout the day. Last night I repeated the mantra "Tonight, I realize that I'm dreaming." for 30 minutes before bed.

My question is this: Do I just keep doing what I'm doing and I'll break through to real lucidity soon enough, or can I make the mantra more specific like "I realize that I'm dreaming and become consciously aware"

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I've never been THAT close to lucidity before.