This is something i've noticed happening quite a lot in my dreams, mainly my nightmares. The dream gets really scary, and i have to wake myself up. I always say something along the lines of 'i've got to get out of here, i need to wake up'
Now, my question is this. In order to have this reasoning, i must be lucid, so why do i always chicken out and wake myself up? If i could make myself change things around a bit, i could have a bit of fun.
Prime example i had a nightmare about someone having a heart attack. If i'd been acting differently, i could have saved the person's life in the dream.
Any ideas?