I think I accidentally trained lucid dreaming as a kid without realizing it.

When I was younger, I used to play this weird little “game” in my room for fun. I’d close my eyes, open them again, and pretend I had randomly “spawned” there. Then I’d look around and genuinely question things like:

“Wait, how did I get here?”
“When did I end up here?”
“Why does this suddenly feel unfamiliar?”

I’d intentionally try to feel that strange confusion/disconnection, almost like I became aware of myself inside the moment instead of just going along with it automatically.

Looking back, I think I was accidentally practicing the exact kind of awareness involved in DILD lucid dreaming not just noticing details, but questioning my experience itself and becoming self-aware in the moment.

What’s interesting is that I naturally had a couple lucid dreams as a kid before I even knew what lucid dreaming was.

Do you think practicing this kind of “awareness shift” in waking life could actually help trigger lucidity in dreams?