id ity ▁A ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁may ▁occur ▁following ▁a ▁dream ▁or ▁following ▁a ▁luc id ▁dream ▁( one ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁dream er ▁has ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁dream ing ). ▁Part icular ly , ▁if ▁the ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁follows ▁a ▁luc id ▁dream , ▁the ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁may ▁turn ▁into ▁a ▁" pre - l uc id ▁dream ", ▁that ▁is , ▁one ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁dream er ▁may ▁start ▁to ▁wonder ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁really ▁aw ake ▁and ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁correct ▁conclusion . ▁In ▁a ▁study ▁by ▁Harvard ▁psych ologist ▁De ird re ▁Bar rett , ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁dream s ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 ▁subjects ▁were ▁exam ined ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁false ▁aw aken ings ▁and ▁luc id ity ▁were ▁significantly ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁occur ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁dream ▁or ▁within ▁different ▁dream s ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁night . ▁False ▁aw aken ings ▁often ▁preced ed ▁luc id ity ▁as ▁a ▁c ue , ▁but ▁they ▁could ▁also ▁follow ▁the ▁real ization ▁of ▁luc id ity , ▁often ▁losing ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁Cont inu um ▁ ▁Another ▁type ▁of ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁is ▁a ▁continu um . ▁In ▁a ▁continu um , ▁the ▁subject ▁falls ▁as leep ▁in ▁real ▁life , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁dream ▁following , ▁the ▁brain ▁sim ul ates ▁the ▁subject ▁as ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁still ▁aw ake ; ▁i . e . ▁the ▁subject ▁thinks ▁he