Yeah I try to tell myself I'm awake multiple times during the day. I'll say it out loud, "im awake", and then hyper focus on details in my surroundings. This has actually translated into my sleep. I've had some success with lucid dreaming after telling myself I'm awake in a dream.
The best for me was an inception-like scenario where I was realized I was dreaming and then woke up. I found that the lucid dream was a dream inside my real dream. It's fascinating what the mind is capable of.
I've been forever chasing this dream i had as a kid. I was in my suburban backyard outside my fathers garage. I flapped my arms and flew. I was such a young child i actually remember feeling heartbroken i couldn't go into the backyard, flap my arms and fly irl. A dream so real it's educational
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