Last night, I had a dream where I was “Lucid”, except I wasn’t actually in control of my actions. Despite knowing I was dreaming (by doing the pinch test), I couldn’t act however I wanted.
In contrast, in a real lucid dream I had years ago, I knew I was asleep, and could do whatever in my dream until I woke up.
Anyone else have these types of “Fake” lucid dreams? If you do, are they common?
I have always had controllable lucid dreams, pretty much my whole life, but I wouldn’t call the non-control version “fake,” as the realization and knowledge that you’re dreaming is what makes it a lucid dream.
“Controllable” and “non-controllable” would be more accurate than “fake” and “real.”