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I start rubbing my hands together and the dream feels very stable, I am in the kitchen, and I decide to try your shoe challenge NyxCC (totm) given my clothes are on the floor, I lift my foot up, but then...and this is what I need advise on...I start to kinda of feel this dread that I am 'stuck' in this place/dream and something dark might happen. And I sort of panic and drop the dream and wake up.
Let me say that this a normal reaction that even experienced lders have. Every once in a while we would freak out for a reason or no reason at all. But we must learn to control all this. I used to have frequent nightmares but simply by repeating a mantra over a long period of time until it got internalized, the number of unpleasant dreams significantly decreased. There are numerous ways to handle bothersome situations and related concerns. First of all, on the conscious level, decide that there is nothing to be worried about, nothing will happen, always approach the dream with confidence. Resolve that you will have no fear or worry and if necessary repeat this in your mind.
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Good and bad - getting some dream control (I can fly, change direction and height), I can easily recall memories from real life (intentions, other dreams etc) but I am still frustrated about the length of the dream, and I think I haven't resolved my 'fears', I think flying helps defeat this, but with flying I feel I am not stimulating my dream body enough, (maybe I should flap rather than superman?).
I have a similar experience with flying, actually. It's cool to fly but the weightlessness is a lack of tactile sensations and that accompanied with often diminished focus may contribute to me losing the dream faster. Again, my best advice is to try to follow through with a task, something that will keep you engaged and focused. I know it's easy to go into panic mode that you are losing the dream. The problem is when you go into that mode you divert attention from the dream and then it might be too late. But is it too late? Be confident and stubborn, expect the scene to return, to distinguish images through the closed eyelids (no need to open them).