Originally posted by lucidyug
I was wondering, is it possible to dream and be thinking \"yeah Im having a lucid dream\" But you are not actually lucid?

Last night I dreamt I was at school, I was holding a soccer ball. Then it just vanished. I thought \"What the hell? That makes no sense. Maybe im having a lucid dream\". I tried to fly. I couldnt, but I could kinda drift, so I figured It wasnt real life. I wanted to jump off the roof, but I wasnt sure if it was actually a dream, so I didnt want to take the risk.

For some reason though, I never actually thought \"Ok, Im in bed asleep\". I just told myself I was in a lucid dream and tried to fly.
Im not sure If I was actually in an LD, of just dreaming I was.

Any opinions would be appreciated.
Yes, you were Lucid. In fact it was a very useful Lucid Dream. You went about executing elements of a Lucid Dream Checklist. You practiced the rudiments of Dream Flying. So, we have it that you realized that you were Lucid Dreaming, and then we have it that you began to try out practices that you wanted to attempt during Lucid Dreaming. You can't get better than that! and in each subsequent Lucid Dream, you will achieve ever more accomplished levels of expertise. Now, what you can do is focus on your Lucid Dream Checklists. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO the next time you go lucid. Many people focus all of their suggestion on Reality Checks so that they can become Lucid, and then don't know what to do when it happens. It is like meeting the Jin from the Magic Lamp and not knowing what to ask for. Memorizing and going over your Lucid Dream Checklist some 20 times a day is certainly enough suggestion to assure having a Lucid Dream with the advantage of giving you a Plan so that the Lucid Dreams do not go to waste.