Hi LonelyBeliever!

From what I understand, you are saying that you're kind of awake while the dream starts to form slowly in your mind, is that correct? If so, I agree with Xanous, that could be very advantageous for a WILD. We're not pressuring you to pursue WILDs instead of DILDs, but if ever that thing happens again, you can try continuing with the dream. What I mean to say is that when you notice the dream taking form on its own, go along with it! Don't try to stop it or wake yourself up. Focus on the dream that is forming, and try not to pay attention or even think about your physical body or you can end up waking up. Hopefully you will enter the dream, and then you can do a reality check to make sure. Voila!

One tip I can give you, as early as now, is to practice doing reality checks everytime you wake up, no matter where you are. This can help you achieve lucidity whenever you get false awakenings where you think you woke up in bed, when it's actually still a dream.

Good luck!