Normal to be scared about lucidity at first?
I only learned about lucidity 1 or 2 days ago, and I've read a lot about it since then. But I'm kind of hesitant about having a LD. Everybody says it's really cool and only seems to be talking about trying to stay in it and not waking up. So what can go wrong in a LD (besides waking up)? I'm probably most afraid of being lucid during a nightmare (although I haven't had or atleast remembered one for a while). Because in non-lucid nightmares I can just let what happens happen. But I'm just afraid that if I become lucid in a nightmare, I'll be unprepared, make a wrong decision, and not conquer my fears. I'm sure there's a section of this forum about nightmares that I'll read about later. But is this hesitance normal for beginners? And how can I take care of it?
P.S. I am far from having a lucid dream because my dream recall isn't that good anyways, but still...
2nd time LDing.. having problems
Well last night I tried to just let go of the anxiety about the sleep paralysis.. and I think I successfully had some LD's...I cannot recall the small details but I remember some of the stuff..but I am still having a hard time.. When I first fell into one and realized I was dreaming I tried to do some things.. I was able to control things... but I felt as though I was struggling to have control.. almost as if I were crossing over between a regular dream and a lucid dream..if that is possible.. for example.. I was trying to fly..(lol) and well the first and second attempt failed miserably, i jumped up and fell down immediately as if i were irl.. finally on the third attempt I had liftoff.. then other times with other things like creating things it was the exact opposite it would work the first time.. but I was struggling to get it to work the next..or it is a long struggling process.. like for example..I was sitting at a bar.. and there was an ice cream sunday cup sitting there empty.. I stuck a paper towel in it and turned it into a hot fudge sunday with a cherry on top....but at first I could not change it.. then it started to change.. but morphed very very slowly.. and not completely.. finally it finished.. but there was no cherry.. so I created one and it was instantaneous..I do not know if there is an explanation for what I am experiencing or a solution being as this was only my 2nd lucid dreaming experience..and the first as I posted earlier was similar in terms of fighting for control. I also had several false awakenings..but it was basically one dream ending and another beginning almost immediately as I told myself I was still dreaming..Upon my real awakening I woke up in a sweat.. any information, solutions/suggestions etc. would be greatly appreciated... please help LDing when your only half in control isn't really fun..