Hello,

I am new here. I was interested in lucid dreaming about 2 years ago. I had about 30 lucid dreams, but they weren't any good (when I realised I was dreaming I either woke up soon or I couldn't see nor do anything), so I got less excited about it and stopped having lucid dreams.

Now I got excited about lucid dreaming again. I want to have better experience than before. I had first lucid dream today after a long time. I could freely move, touch things and I could see for about 20 seconds in my dream. It was good. Then I got a false awakening, I didn't noticed it and after a while I woke up. I am ill now (I have higher temperature and minor headaches), so I wonder I had my lucid dream just this night. Could it be affected by the illness?

Should my parents know I am interested in lucid dreaming? Could they be afraid of it and punish me for being interested in it? They already know I have a dream journal and I told them not to open it.

Is there any way to distinguish a sleep paralysis and a dream about the sleep paralysis?

After having a lucid dream, should I note the dream down immediately or rather try to fall asleep againt (to DEILD)?

And sorry for my English, I am still an English learner.

Thank you for your answers.