I sometimes tell dream characters that it's not real without being lucid. O.o I actually was in a really macabre dream last night, and showed my "friends" that I could stab myself in the hand without feeling any pain. I actually felt something at entry, but obviously nothing really painful. It was my imagination, hehe. But I don't remember what they said. I was sort of fascinated. Probably near lucidity, but couldn't reach it.