So, I've been lucid dreaming for a while now, my guess is at a little less than 10 years. When I was young I found that simply shouting very loud, I'd wake up, so as a result I've never had what some would call a "nightmare". Which I was very glad about.

The last few years though, I've been able to bring people into my dreams. Sometimes, when I start in an area with a large crowd of people (a common setting for my dreams), I find someone that looks like an idealized version of me and tell them who I want to see. It always works, technically... the people do come, or at least something close to it (usually depends on how well I know the person). The problem? Well, one of two things almost always happens.

Either, A.) I get greedy, bring more people in than I'm "allowed" and they start turning into mutants... or B.) I see them coming to me, but before I can see them face to face, or interact with them everything starts to blur and then poof, it's gone.

It's been very rare that I can hold onto a dream that's doing that, the only thing I've found to work is to look around at other things and such.

Anyway, my question is this: Is there anyway you know of to hold onto these dreams? Why are they happening once I call for someone? Is it because of the excitement of seeing that person? If so, how can I remedy it all? Bottom line: I want to be able to bring people into my dreams, and keep them there, instead of being almost instantly thrown out the second they're about to come into a good view.