I have been lucid dreaming since a child. I grew up with insomnia due to having such terrible nightmares. In my nightmares I would feel everything even after I woke up. So example is when most people fall off the cliff and wake up before you hit the ground, I don't I hit the ground and feel it all. So from a young age I have found the markers and what not to know when I'm dreaming. I have had maybe 2 to 6 dreams where I have had full control but It is a difficult thing. For the most part I knew how to wake myself up and also the first thing I was to learn was I could breathe under water. Very helpful in a nightmare :P