I have had LD's for as long as I can remember, but mine seem to include something generally not mentioned. When I was about 5 I started having dreams about a pet that I loved dying. Most of the time it was a pet that I really didn't have when I was awake. I started recognizing the pattern of the dreams. I would get introduced to the dream, and be watching the goings-on from a third person perspective, but still have first person (let's call it "in character") thoughts.
I would let the pet out of my sight for a few moments, then I would find out it was dead. After about 3 of these dreams on consecutive nights, my consciousnesses seperated. I would be watching from 3rd person, like always, but in addition to my "in character" thoughts, I had the thoughts of an audience. Suspense, guessing what would happen next, usually mentally screaming at my "in character" thoughts. However, I only once was able to get my point across to the "in character" me.
Up until yesterday (I'm 15 now) I had no idea that this was not normal. I'm not even sure, as I am usually unable to communicate with my in-character self, if this is true lucid dreaming at all.
I always dream like this, with the exception of one dream I had last night. I was trying to explain the way it felt to my best friend, and he just told me that he'd never not been both body- and character-bound in a dream.
Can I get any kind of explanation for this?
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