To the original poster:

Hey there,

It sounds to me like you hit the borderline between dreaming and waking at first. That's usually when dreamimages, strange bodily sensations (your body falling asleep), and often dreamsounds or feelings appear. Since you were conscious at this time, you came very close to WILD'ing.

However, it then appears you lost consciousness and fell into a normal dream (your waking up in a dream, as you describe it).

Either way, sounds like it was an interesting experience!

-Redrivertears-