Thread: a recent experience

i posted this in newbie forum because its my first post and here because its an experience, so sorry it annoys anyone

firstly some history.

i am 19 years old, ive been having lucid dreams since i was about 10, but latly, last 4 years ive been getting them a lot, about 6 months ago i started to try and seriously control them and have been having quite a bit of sucess. have also been able to strecth time in dreams (anyone experienced that?)

last night i had one and had a false awakening, so i lost control. when i woke i decided to try and force a lucid dream, (never tried it before) and i started with a daydream i was in full control of and started slipping deeper asleep while keeping control,
it worked to a degree, and i was able to call up buildings and people i knew at will.
after about 3 days (talking dream time here, couldnt have been more than 2 hours r/t) i had a false awakening and lost control, (i know this because i can remember the rest just couldnt control it.)

has anyone had anything similar? any advice etc?

thanks in advance
-Tan

I have the same problem with false awakenings. I've been told I need to get in the habit of doing a reality check every time I wake up, but I keep forgetting. I'm trying to get myself to expect a false awakening every time I have a lucid dream, since it seems to happen a lot.