No.280
that sounds mentally claustrophic. perhaps you might switch from physical to mental checks in your dreams (such as asking yourself 'what is my purpose in this dream?') I seem to have the opposite problem. my dreams involve the three step process of: 1. decide I would like to question the reality of the dream, 2. experience vivid horror at the unreality of the dream, 3. accept and justify it as a preferable alternative to mundane reality (yes, even if it involves the hatching of a being in my mouth or a world where everyone disappears but me). we seem to both experience terror in dreams. themost direct solution may be… waking up?
No.281
The whole point of lucid dreaming for me was the ability to control my dreams, it's probably a good idea that you stopped.