I realised I was dreaming, but couldn't control it.

[Geintz]

Alright, to start off I am new here, and this is my first post ever xD. I've read the topics on lucid dreaming several times, and decided to give it a shot a while back by attempting to use the DILD method. Didn't work out at all. But yesterday night, something really odd happened.. I'll try to do my best to describe it, and I'm hoping someone on this forum can explain. I stayed up really late (or early I guess) until around 8:00 AM, and was utterly exhausted. Before drifting off into sleep, I thought about the film inception (mentioned that because I think this somehow had something to do with it). So I eventually fall asleep and dream, and I'm on campus hanging around with a bunch of people I do not recognize at all. (I do not realise I'm dreaming yet Lol) . So then I notice that this kid is smoking, and I randomly ask him if it's Marijuana he's smoking (I am a pothead and haven't smoked in WEEKS xD) and he says yes. So in the dream I'm like "I'll pay you 20$ for just ONE hit man, pleaassee!" and he offers me the joint in exchange that I tell the dean of schools to "Fuck off". Once he offers it to me, my dream self takes a hit of it and I actually started to feel high. To skip a few scenes, I decided to head to the snack bar and when I did I noticed that I was on an ENTIRELY different continent, and that's when I realised. "Holy shit I'm dreaming." So, once I realise this I get a bit over excited, but don't instantly wake up.. It's like I'm struggling to STAY in the dream, and the dream is shimmering, like a pebble that landed in a body of water. Then it just shimmered until I couldn't make out anything at all, like my vision was completely distorted. Eventually the dream continues on, and I'm a soldier in Afghanistan. o_O And I completely forget I'm dreaming, no control at all. So I want to know WTF happened? I'm disappointed I got so close, only to forget/fail. ): So disheartening.