I had my first lucid dream but I panicked and woke up.

[Quentinduhe]

It's kind of hard to explain. I was kind of half-asleep half-awake, and I decided to do a RC. I held my nose, and I could breathe. So just to make sure, I held out my hand and said "apple" an apple appeared in my hand. But when I started to get out of bed (in the dream) I blacked out and woke up in the real world. Why did this happen? I didn't freak out, I just kind of panicked a little.

[L4xord]

These things are fairly common in the first few lucid dreams. I recommend stabilizing a bit. Really try to feel your surroundings.

[Scionox]

Congrats on the first lucid dream! It's fairly common for first lucid dreams to be short, but don't worry, dream length will improve as you practice lucid dreaming. And like L4xord said, stabilization techniques can help when starting out as well, check out this tutorial: http://www.dreamviews.com/articles/9...-tutorial.html *Moved to Lucid Experiences*