Lucid dream: This occurs when the dreamer becomes aware that they are in a dream, allowing for increased consciousness within the dream state. This awareness gives the person the ability to influence and control aspects such as the dream's storyline, setting, and characters. The hallmark of lucid dreaming lies in the deliberate decision-making and manipulation of dream elements, creating a distinctive convergence of conscious awareness and the subconscious realm during the sleep cycle.

What unfolds when you choose to disclose to your dream characters that they exist only in a dream? Well, they could experience sadness, anger, or potentially even happiness, though the latter seems improbable, given it implies diminishing the value of their existence. 

Kaya naman I conducted internet research, walang iba kundi sa Reddit! Ang pambansang open forum!

Avoid doing it! Every time I've tried, the figures in my dreams consistently fix their gaze on me and swiftly approach me.

Mine was funny, jusko! akala ko anong gagawin niya. Lumingon ba naman sa’kin and didn't say anything for like 10 seconds tapos nag smile. Tapos nag twerk! 

Ay? bakit sa’kin dedma lang? masyado ba akong irrelevant kaya pati sa panaginip hindi pinapansin?

Nag twerk? dedma? hinabol? huhuhu mga teh! Magigising pa ba kaya ako if sinabi ko sa kanya?

This character has been a recurring presence in my dreams since seventh grade, characterized by her tall stature, long hair, and a distinctive mole below her lips - details etched into my memory.

Her name is Karina. 

Bakit ko alam? I asked her. Of course, dapat kilala ko yung taong nag-iinvade sa panaginip ko since grade 7. Ngayon ko lang naisipan sabihin 'to sakanya kase ngayon lang talaga ako nagising sa katotohanan na hanggang sa panaginip lang yung interaction namin. 

This dream phenomenon has persisted into my college years, raising questions about whether it signifies lucid dreaming or perhaps harbors a deeper, potentially prophetic meaning.

Oo mga mhie! Naguguluhan na din kasi ako. Kung mahirap at nakakabaliw maghanap ng RRLs sa research noong highschool, pwes mas mahirap 'to! Literal na I can't find an answer, kahit year 1900 na information sa internet wala!

Ayun nga, ngayon ko palang kasi 'to sasabihin kay Karina. All we did kasi sa panaginip ko is parang normal interaction lang. Same lang kung paano sa totoong mundo. Hindi naman kasi natin tinatanong yung isang tao na "Totoo ka ba? Tao ka ba?" bago natin sila kausapin talaga. Ang weird lang kasi non.

Despite being cautioned and worried against revealing the unreality of Karina in my dreams, I defied the advice and posts that I saw on the internet and disclosed that she wasn't real. 

Contrary to expectations, her reaction was not ominous; instead, she responded with laughter that carried an air of indifference, almost as if she dismissed the revelation. 

“Karina, may sasabihin ako”

“Hmm? please, huwag na naman about sa mga theory na mas nauna yung manok sa itlog”

“No, hahaha. I am serious right now.”

“Alright, what is it?”

“Would it hurt your feelings if I told you that you're not real? that you're just part of my dream?”

Hala, what is this sudden silence? Wait!! Mag t-twerk din ba siya? hahabulin din ba niya ako? huhuhu Lord! Gusto ko pa pong magising, yung plate ko, hindi pa tapos!

“You're faci