u/Cult2Occult

I lucid dream accidentally a lot but I always get scared because of how realistic the dream becomes once I become lucid. Suddenly I smell smells, feel pain, read words clearly, my house looks as it should and I become terrified that I will get lost and panic and then force myself to wake up so I never get the chance to actually explore and enjoy it and when forcing myself to wake up, I just keep waking up in more and more realistic dreams each time until I finally wake up and am scared that that too is a dream. I also sometimes panic about the thought that, if I'm not lucid intentionally then something must be going on in the real world to half wake me that might need my attention (baby crying, break in, fire, ect.)