Weird night from a 1st attempt at Lucid dreaming

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Last night was the first time i ever tried to have a lucid dream and all i can say that it was slightly strange and restless, I have a new dream journal by my bed so if i awake from a dream i can write it down asap and i woke up this morning realising ive sketched 3 rough dreams down which are all completley different, One of them says i was at a large family gathering eating spaghetti and i do remember seeing my hands but at no opportunity i was able to try a reality check (in real life this is what i try the most) But i woke up numorous occasions short of breath, trying to recapture the moment all i can remember is that everything is just complete blackness and then i glance down and try to reach for my hands, as i do i notice my fingers are double the size in length and that they are all warped but then as soon as i notice something isnt right i snap out of it and wake up short of breath. One other thing is that im just really tired from what i encountered from what seemed a restless night? Can anyone give me an insight on whats happening? Is all of this normal? Am i just trying to hard? Am i slowly trying to get the Lucid grasp then wakening myself up from excitement? Thanks

[Robot_Butler]

It sounds like your brain is just not used to the feeling of dreaming. If you were paying special attention to sleeping, dreaming, and awakening, you probably just got confused and disoriented. This happens a lot to me, especially in those moments right before sleep, or right after a dream. Give it a little time. I bet your brain is just forming new pathways, and developing new habits. Did you try to sleep in a different position than normal? On your back instead of on your side?

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Did you try to sleep in a different position than normal? On your back instead of on your side? No, not at all, infact, I find it quite impossible for me to sleep on my back lol. So is it better to not focus on dreaming, sleeping and awakening at all and just try to get into a fully relaxed state and let the subconcious do the rest?

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OK, I tried again to LD last night but it didnt work, everytime i woke up i would write my dream down though and I collected 3 Dream Recalls. In one of them I am sitting backseat of a car driven by and surrounded by complete strangers, one of the backseat passengers then calls my name and asks me to hold my hand out, I offer a cupped hand to him and he then spits something real goowy and green into my hand (not bogies, more like flubber from the movie). I study it in my cupped palm but then throw this out of the window in disgust and the person that told me to put my hand laughingly says "that'll teach you" Do you think I was close on this occasion and pretty much "threw" the opportunity away? And are there any hidden messages within the story about becoming lucid?

[The Enterer]

Your hand figured predominantly in your dream but you didn't do a check, despite looking at your hands being your main check? Forgive me if I'm pointing out the obvious, but your post didn't make it clear that you had caught the irony. Either way you're close, so keep on it.

[Robot_Butler]

It sounds like your recall is improving. It is probably a good sign that you took a minute to examine the strange stuff in your hand. It seems like you took a second to think about the situation. Any time I take the time to stop and focus on something, it increases my dream vividness and chances for a lucid.