I wasn't aware that I was dreaming when I was walking around eating and playing piano. Everything seemed normal. Nothing strange. I asked my mother that morning after she woke me up if she saw me that night and she said she didn't so I must have been dreaming. It was strange. Ted, in your nested dreams, do you see yourself?
You tamper with your dreams. In effect, YOU take control.
Though this has probably something to it, I don't feel inclined to control my dreams, or sleep life in general. I am soooo busy with trying to control my daylife. So I gladly and happily give control to a different instance/perspective/aspect of life, for sleep. Otherwise I might wake up even more tired than I was before sleeping. And, considering the regular amount of tiredness that I anyway have to fight during some days, I think that wouldn't be a really nice perspective
On the contrary! It's invigorating and exhilirating. But it takes dedication and determination - in your waking life, as well.
Wow. You missed a great chance there. The second time, I mean. You were like telling yourself "Get lucid!". You sound like you might be good material for lucid dreaming. There are several levels of lucid dreaming. The most superficial, is when you say to yourself, "I must be dreaming" and you leave it at that. The next time that happens, STOP and LOOK. If, for example, you see a number like that and you stare at it, it will never stay the same. It will change. That's the signal that you're dreaming. At that point, look down at your hands. Then follow your dream, but every once in a while LOOK AT YOUR HANDS. This will maintain the lucidity. At this point you're at the next level of lucid dreaming.