Not noticing a very obvious dream sign.

[Silverwing]

Hi everyone, Recently, in a few dreams ive had lately, ive had the same dream sign. Ive had this sign since i can remember. It seems as though sometimes in my dream when i walk that i get this feeling that im wading through water, and movement is very restricted. I understand that this is a common sign, however, here lies my problem... Last night in a dream I had, I was walking somewhere (trying to run). I was next to a friend of mine. This effect took hold of my movements, and I said to my friend, "You know what really hurts me in my dreams, it always seems like Im wading through water when I try to walk." I said this while it was actually happening to me. Something similar happend in a previous nights dream. I was walking, thinking how much it sucks that it keeps happening to me in my dreams, meanwhile it was happening at the time, as i was struggling to walk! *to paraphrase, in case its unclear. In my dream, I struggle to walk, as if im wading through water, and in my dream, while this is happening to me, i think about how much it sucks that it always happens to me in my dream. Kind of a cyclic thing? I cant seem to get my mind to notice this dreamsign, even though I quite clearly associate it with my dreams. Maybe someone can share some insight?

[Hukif]

Wait, you associate it with dreaming, but now with being dreaming/asleep?

[Silverwing]

In my conscious mind, right now, while Im awake, I know that I should realise I am dreaming if it feels like I am struggling to walk. Even in my dream, I tell the DC's around me that this particular thing that is happening to me right now, usually only occurs in dreams. Yet i still did not recognise the dreamsign and become lucid. Does anyone maybe have some thoughts? Or is it just a case of being more aware of my surroundings and to keep practising?

[Hukif]

Oh, practice awareness. Though what I do for RCs to work is think "When I feel this, then I'm dreaming" opposed to "I will realise that it is a dream", thats only me though.

[ninja9578]

Obvious ones tend to happen in early sleep when you are not thinking logically (hense the obviousness.) Because you're not thinking logically, the otherwise obvious dream sign goes overlooked.

[ReachingForTheDream]

I have the same problem. Last night I dreamt I was in my room with my brother, only to realize that I don't actually have a brother xD