Don ' t call me Shirley . <| sep |> That ' s a good point . But didn ' t George W . take more vacation days than any other president ? <| sep |> I remember reading in high school that some people think this is the cause of the Salem witch trials . They all tripped balls unknowingly and chalked it up to magic . <| sep |> Hi ! Yes thats normal that you cannot control everything ! Sometimes things work sometimes not . But you can practise and master to modifiy the dream and do whatever you like . The most important thing is that you really really believe you can do everything without any doubts . Another important thing is to use your senses . Feel the wind , touch everything around you . Even the floor . BE AWARE ! Thats helps me stabilize my dreams . If you recognize you loose control and are going to wake up i read nice trick . Just stand straight and fall backwards . In the moment you hit the floor you will be dreaming again but without being lucid . But if you do than a reality check you can become again lucid . Only managed this once to do but it works