My first lucid dream (or is it?)

[Arreon]

I had my first lucid dream last night, maybe. In a normal dream, I see the dream and I interact with it, but I was so focused on the dream that I forget to ask myself if this really is a dream. Before the actual lucid dream, I had another dream. The only thing I remember is saving a desert city from invaders while standing on a giant's shoulder. The lucid dream goes like this: I was walking to the park in the town I live in. Once I went in there, I noticed that there were a lot more trees than I remember. The playground was still there, but it was missing a few things, including the abandoned soccer shed. The thing that made me question the reality of this dream was the fact that there was a dirt road leading out of the park in the exact same space as the path to the farm did in real life. There was a car driving through the road. It was when I saw the car that I realized that I was dreaming. It was exciting, but I've read before that when people first realize that they are dreaming, they sometimes get excited enough that they snap out of their dreams. I didn't get to that point. I tried to make fire come out of my hands like I did in another dream I had, but that didn't happen this time. I even tried the exact same movements. It was then that I saw my two good friends from Florida. I was so glad to see them and so were they. We greeted each other, then one of them showed me a DS game, or more like a collection of 4 games. These games probably don't exist in real life, but my friend told me that he made them himself. I remember two titles, "2 vs 3" and "Fujin & Raijin." He told me that 2 vs 3 was the game that made him the most famous. Then the game seemed to float like an image in a game on the right of my eyesight. I wasn't 100% sure, but I was almost certain that the Fujin & Raijin game featured the two characters from Final Fantasy 8. My friends and I were about to leave the park to visit my house when the dream ended.

[SillyDreamer]

Well done in a semi lucid dream.. Keep going

[jmanjohn]

Sounds lucid to me. Whenever i realize its a dream, the first thing i do is try to relax. I manage my breath slowly and try to anchor myself to the dreamstate.