Hello Mr Waggoner. I have been having some recent breakthroughs in LD’ing lately, but I have this recurring problem – a bit difficult to explain – when I realise I’m dreaming, I become so aware of it that I actually lose the dream state. For instance – last night I dreamt I was in a situation which could only be possible in a dream, and the person I saw asked me ‘what are YOU doing here?’ and I said to myself, ‘yes, what AM I doing here?’ It was then I realised – I’m dreaming! I then grabbed the people I was with excitedly telling them ‘I’m dreaming!’ but even as I was doing that, I could feel the dream losing its dreamlike status. I thought to myself ‘well, I can fly, but I’ll know it’s not real’ and indeed I did fly, but the excitement and pure joy that I’ve experienced in the past rare LD just wasn’t there. I felt the sensations of flying, and that was great, but ultimately I knew it wasn’t real and that took the satisfaction right out of it. It’s a real paradox because you need to be aware that you’re having a dream, but not so aware that the dream loses its magical feeling. Do you have any thoughts or suggestions as to how I could work on this? I’ve posted in a couple of forums but can’t find anyone who’s had this particular issue. Thank you for being so accessible and sharing your time, by the way!