You are lucid dreaming without even trying This is exactly what everyone on this forum is trying so hard to achieve. Read around a bit about what lucid dreaming is, and all the amazing stuff you can do with it. Take advantage of this, and learn to master it.
In normal dreams, we are unaware that it is not reality. We are not fully ourselves. Maybe we are playing a role in the narrative, or just going with the flow of the dream. Some dreams even play out in third person, like watching a movie. The strangest things happen, but we don't notice because we are not really paying attention.
A lucid dream is one where we become aware it is a dream. We become aware of ourselves, our surroundings, and know we are dreaming. We can recognize things that are out of place or don't belong. We can use a bit of logic and think critically about the dream as it is happening. It is a very strange and eerie feeling. The cool thing about this state of mind is that we can influence or control the dream. Knowing it is not real, and that it is all being invented as we go, we can exert control over things.
Normally, we only remember dreams as distant memories, after they have happened. *We don't have a chance to judge their clarity as they are happening. It can be surprising to notice how real the dream feels. Freed from the physical constraints, our senses can be supercharged, and certain things can seem even hyper-real.
Every time we enter REM sleep and dream, our bodies go into a state of paralysis. This is to keep us from acting out the dream. If you wake prematurely, you can notice this paralysis. Sometimes it takes a few seconds or minutes to dissipate. It is a neat state of awareness, because we are half awake, half dreaming. We are aware of reality around us, and our body in bed, but the dream can still bleed through into reality. We may hallucinate some dream imagery, or still hold onto thoughts or fears from the dream. It is totally safe. Like I said, it happens every time we sleep. We normally don't notice it because our attention is focused on the dream instead of our real body.
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