I only recently read up on this further on this concept and I'm currently preparing my mind for it, I'm just wondering. Is realizing that you're in a dream scary? If I suddenly realize I have no hair or teeth, that's a good cue, but a scary one at that. Could that turn your lucid dream into a nightmare? I never have nightmares, but whenever I try 'expending my mind' for something for the first time, it always ends up badly.

I'm afraid that once I realize that I'm lucid, I'll be too scared to explore my dream in fear of death or pain. In my dreams, I've always went along for the ride but being aware of what's going on might be scary. What are your experiences, what would you suggest?