How a dream person responded. Self-awareness.
I'm in my room playing a video game with a long-since broken friendship. My best friend. My quasi-elder-brother. I walk to the door, and something hits me. I turn to my friend and say--not inquire, but say--"this is a dream, isn't it?
He replies quickly, curtly, and matter-of-factly, "Yes."
The old dude from Breaking Bad barges into my room. Knowing it's a dream, i throw up my hands and prepare to blast him away. He keeps coming, and nothing comes out of my hands. I wake up.
Seems my subconscious didn't want to let me interupt the dream.
Not very interesting, but i figured it might have some useful info to someone.
I'm beginning to realize that awareness is the most important thing in having lucid dreams. Reality checks don't mean anything if you don't already have the awareness to use them. *sigh* All day awareness is a pain in the ass. Meditation kind of is, too. But. Gotta do what you gotta do.