I often remember my dreams, and write them down and have over a decade of journals on them. It's interesting to go back and read what you were dreaming about a long time ago.
However, I don't usually recognize that I am dreaming when I am dreaming. When I do I have to exercise great restraint or I will wake myself up. Similar to how when playing pinball, you can only tap a little, and it you do too much you tilt and it's game over. Or in this case, I wake myself up if try to change to much of my dream. (But still working on it.)







