Hello everyone, I'm very new to Lucid dreaming and haven't yet had a properly lucid dream.

However several nights ago I was having a nightmare, it went like this.

I was walking through a clearing with several buildings in the middle, I remeber one being a barn. There was a giant troll (much like the one from Lord of the Rings) that was fairly docile and was searching for something. There were lots of other people walking around and asking the troll if it would eventually kill them. The troll said that once it had finished searching it would not protect them any more and would kill them. Finally it stopped looking and went on a muderous rampage. All the people died horrible deaths, but I ran and hid in the barn. I crawled under a table and found my way to the door. I couldn't see the troll from the window so I crept out of the barn door. It was standing right over me and lifted its fist to strike. It was about then I realised there was a Playstation 2 controller on a strone near the entrance to the barn. I picked it up and pressed pause. The giant froze. I also realised that there was a Playstation 2 on the floor and pressed the power button. Everything went black and I woke up.

I had previously tried the turotials for several days. Was this a first attempt at controlling my nightmares. I'm so confused! I know I wasn't aware of my dream entirely, however I NEVER solve my nightmares, I always die in them.