Thread: correct definition?

Originally Posted by TaNK

No, I would not say those were Lucid Dreams, as Lucidity is the state of realizing you are dreaming and staing in the dream state. What you have is more akin to building a reflex to wake up from nightmares, but not to control them.

That is an exceptional start, though. If you can stop yourself from waking up but instead stay in the dream state, you would indeed be having Lucid dreams.

Welcome to the forums.

A lucid dream is defined by the recognition that one is dreaming while dreaming. The duration of awareness does not affect whether the dream contained lucidity or not. It only affects for how long the dreamer remains lucid.

Since he did recognize that he was dreaming:

Originally Posted by silverrose

yes, I was aware that I was dreaming...

...he did indeed have a lucid dream.

As I've explained in another thread, control has no relevance in the determination of whether one is or not. Control only influences the quality and level of lucidity.

See my posts in this thread.