I've recently managed several lucid dreams. My issues have been almost exactly the same however. I feel extremely tired, wanting to go to sleep, this clouds my thought and has me stopping to rest repeatedly. I'd like to know how I can remove and/or limit this feeling.

Upon failing a reality check I have also been saying aloud, or to people around me "I'm dreaming." In order to remind myself and in order to add confidence. To me this gesture seems perfectly calm but reassuring, however after my last lucid I feel it may reduce stability. It also warrants the same response quite frequently "I know." This response is partially sarcastic and shows a bit of distaste for my comment, does this mean something?

I've also had a VERY hard time keeping myself from waking up... not much I can pinpoint that with really. No excitement, it does tend to happen whenever I try to exert direct control however, is this perhaps just a sign that I should maintain more passive control? The confidence is most certainly there, so is the focusing on something simply causing frustration or some other form of excitement?