Hi, I'm not entirely certain if this is the right area for this but we will see how it goes...

Several times recently I have had dreams where I have thought 'Hey, this is a dream, I can do whatever I want!' but I'm still not really conscious or in control. This seems to happen most often when I haven't been making any real attempts to LD for a while, and is especially annoying since every time I DO try to LD using any techniques, I either can't get to sleep at all or I just fall asleep normally.

So, if anyone has any suggestions on how I can actually take control of these sudden flashes of consciousness or whatever you want to call it, please tell me. And when I say suggestions, I don't mean a normal LD technique. I mean, is there a technique which will actually let me become fully lucid if/when this happens again?

Thanks