I have been very active with lucid dreaming for a few weeks now. Every day I do as many reality checks as possible, I keep a dream journal and I know the dream signs that largely make up my dreams.

Currently I am working on the MILD, SILD and WILD technique. So far, the SILD technique is the only one that has been successful. Last night I became conscious 4 times during a dream. The only problem I have is when I become aware that I am dreaming my dream is paused, everything disappears (which I can perceive with the 5 physical senses) and goes black.

I have the following 2 questions:

How can I prevent my dream from falling away when I become aware?

How can I make sure that when I step out of my dream, I step back in and continue to experience the dream?