Yeah, I'm frequently aware that I'm dreaming, especially in nightmares. But I've never been lucid since the knowledge that I'm dreaming is enough to jolt me awake.
Its just so much of a relief to know your not going to die you wake up, LOL.
I know how you feel. Now, almost everytime I have a nightmare, I can become lucid and stay that way for a little while.
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