No, Lucid Dreaming is very much real, scientifically proven and generally experienced.

Ask someone about the subject, describe what it is and they'll probably be like 'oh i have those'. A lot of people have them regularly but don't realise what they are, or that they can do much anything in them.

Lucid Dreaming is not to be confused with OBEs either, which i believe to be a total fallacy. You will see many people here who are closed-minded as well as open minded, meaning that LDing is a widely accepted thing even among people wh don't usually buy things that sound out-of-the-ordinary.

As with anything you will need to practice at it, occasionally they will come unbidden but it's so rare and random that i wouldnt count on one coming regularly. When you can break into an LD, the fun starts. Getting to know limitations and the extents of your control in a LD is brilliant experience and not at all time consuming.

The only reason why LDing isn't widely known is because of lack of awareness on the subject, and with all the OBE, spiritual and psychic crap (apologies to any offended by that statement ) going on, we live in skeptic times. Keep an open mind and keep at it, when you do get a LD and begin to experiment with it you'll feel great, any doubts you had before will be wiped.

Put simply, trust us.