Occasionally I will wake up in the middle of the night. Usually my dreams are pleasant, so if I will try to remember what I was dreaming about. If I can remember, I fall asleep by kind of telling myself in my mind about what should happen next. It's kind of strange, but I'm never quite sure if I'm awake or dreaming after this stage. Is this a way to start lucid dreaming? By telling myself a story as I fall asleep should my dream continue this story?