Just introducing myself...I found this forum while looking for info on my 'dreams' which are probably more accurately hypnopompic hallucinations (and spiders!). And now I am a little intrigued about lucid dreaming so I'll probably hang around for a bit for some more reading and see where it takes me

So, I am a 38 y/o mom to two boys, I do have some insomnia at times, I have lately learned to realize when I'm about to fall asleep as the thoughts in my head take a drastic turn. Sometimes it screws up the process since I get so excited that I AM finally falling asleep, it wakes me up again LOL. I did a bit of sleepwalking as a kid, and have done it a few times as an adult (almost went outside naked, thinking it was the bathroom). I have died once or twice in dreams, once was accompanied with a bit of buzzing, and I've 'buzzed' a few other times (although I've never noticed any sleep paralysis).

Sometimes I have dreams that leave me with a very strong unsettled feeling, but most of the time I have basic run-of-the-mill dreaming randomness.

Nice to meet you al!