So, a couple of nights ago, I tried telling myself 'I'm dreaming' over and over again before I went to sleep. Eventually I drifted off, and when I found myself in a dream, I was sitting in my bedroom, repeatedly telling myself 'I'm dreaming, this is a dream'.

And yet, despite this, I did nothing. I stayed where I was, and continued to tell myself the same phrase over and over. I didn't even move from that spot, I just sat perfectly still.

Why would I stay motionless? I've only had a couple of brief lucids so far, but whenever I have I've gone off to try and do things (which I've now realised a mistake - the dreams always faded quickly).

Also, would this count as a lucid? I'm not sure if I actually realised I was dreaming.