Quote Originally Posted by yaya View Post
I doubt in lucid dreaming, we are actually LUCID the way we are in waking life! Even in a most vigilant LD, we look a little drunk. That's maybe due to the fact that many parts of our brain are still asleep during dreaming. Beside, LD happens during theta or deep alpha brain waves and our behavior during them are different from the beta state which is the waking state. Even a slight relaxation can make our mood and behaviors very different from when we actively think during the challenges of life.

So you are doing right but don't expect to be aware as much as you are aware during your waking state.
I think we can be more lucid in a dream than we are during WL. Much of WL is focused on where we will be and where we have been, which is not lucidity--it's not awareness of the present moment. When we are caught up in trains of thought, it is difficult (if not impossible) to respond (not react) lucidly to phenomena.

I feel I am often a better, more open, and more honest person in my lucid dreams than I am in WL. All of the armor comes off and all of the attachments to WL things, people, and scenarios are severed. This is my experience, though.