bonjarden

Why do you wake up when you become aware you're dreaming? If due to being too emotional or excitement, then why doesn't the same also happen during nightmares?

Huh, interesting! Because your brain is partially awake, does this make for a less restful sleep or change the sleep cycle in any way?

Also unrelated; I used to have really bad dreams for a few years. I tried lucid dreaming to stop them but I could never manage to have one. While I was trying however, the dreams stopped. Do you think that just the act of engaging with your dreams more makes for more pleasant dreams? Or just a coincidence?