So I've just started reading about lucid dreaming and the sort and skimming through various websites and forums I'm reading about things that I've never experienced before. For example I've NEVER experienced sleep paralysis or hypnagogic imagery which many people who have never experienced a lucid dream or OBE have.

Also, I think I have had a few "lucid" dreams in the sense that I realized I was dreaming, however I still felt like I was just an observer, watching the dream through my eyes unable to do anything though.

So.....is there any chance for me to have a lucid dream in the sense that I can control everything or an OBE, or is it a lost cause?