Dream Character pulled me into non lucid dream

Last night i entered my dream through WILD and i decided just to interact with my surroundings before starting my planned dream. I started talking to the first dream character and found myself losing awareness completely. I dont know if this was a result of not performing reality checks once I started my dream or just over confidence. Has this ever happened to any one? I woke up pretty bummed out because it happen within the first 5 minutes of my dream.

How do i prevent this in the future? I was thinking reality checks just to increase my awareness, are there any other methods?

That sucks! At least you got lucid...even if it was only for a moment. When you get lucid make sure to stabilize the dream and just take a moment to take in your surroundings. Be aware of everything and keep reminding yourself you are in a dream, especially if you feel like you are about to loose lucidity. Sorry about that dream character making you forget about the dream :/ Good luck next time!

what a douche DC

Kill him/her next time you see them

Make them 'splode

Lol, yeah next time rub your face in the dirt or something. Stabilization and RC's will help you stay lucid.