I have a few questions and misconceptions that I want cleared about Lucid dreaming and the WILD technique.

FOREGROUND:

I recently tried to have a Lucid dream while using the WILD technique. I felt like I was doing pretty well. I think I almost made it to the SP state as I pictured the room around me, turns out I was focusing too much and my eyes started to open. I thought I was recreating my room in the sleep paralysis state; I had actually opened my eyes to the real world. Is this how the transition is supposed to happen? Are your eyes supposed to open in the real world?

A few other questions:

Q1) Aren't dreams just memories? If so wouldn't you say that lucidity is linked with the vividness of these memories or do people really live through these dreams?

Q2) Is time a dimension in the dream world? Can you feel time passing by? Does real world time coincide with dream world time?


Q3) Can one lose the line between the dream and the waking world? Confusing one with the other?


Q4) Does the real world environment affect the WILD technique? E.g: The lighting in the room (too much sunlight), sleeping with someone else, noises from the real world.