projecting myself into dreams

[cmon46345]

This is the first time I've shared this online.I have very vivid dreams nightly.I can control my dreams and have done so since childhood.I just have to realize I'm dreaming[about70% of the time]I also have dreams when only shutting my eyes for a few minutes[e.g. breaktime at work]I dont feel as tho I'm sleeping tho[half consious][I dont need woken up]I have also discovered that if I wake up in the middle of the night,for whatever reason,upon going back to sleep I can project myself into a dream[with full control]again,another half awake,half asleep feeling. Is this normal?are there others who have this same experience?would really like to discuss this with others.