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      Question How to know when to reality check in dreams?

      In my dream last night i was buying something at one of them self scanning things in supermarkets, and every time i looked at the prices they changed at one point it was at £15,000, unfortuantly i did not notice i was dreaming, but i should have done a reality check but i just don't think of doing them things when im dreaming..
      So i need help on finding out on how to reality check in dreams because i never do them, but i do in real life?

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      You just need to keep doing them in real life, and make that when you do them, you really think about your surroundings and your feelings, and imagine how they would be different if you were dreaming.

      Just keep it up, and you'll perform an RC in a dream in no time.

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      Reality checks are meant to be done in real life. Often enough so it will carry down into your dreams. Kind of like a habit but instead of doing it unconsciously, you are doing it while aware. They are also supposed to be done if you notice something weird. So if you're in a dream and you suddenly see something strange, you should do a reality check.

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      well mostly in not doing reality checks in Dreams, but i use to when i know im dreaming or just after Lucid.

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      Set an alarm on your watch or phone to go off every 5 minutes and do a good quality RC, that way after a couple days-weeks your alarm will go off in your dream and you'll go lucid
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      WHat Mancon said.


      It also helps to start thinking about the things you see as common dream signs (places, objects, events), and recognize them for what they are. If you regularly dream about tornadoes, as my friend does, recognize that you only see tornadoes in your dreams (hopefully) and it can trigger lucidity and remind you to do an RC.

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      As everybody says, it's good to practice RCs during day. Here is one of my favorites AWARENESS +RC TECHNIQUE:

      Anytime during day, ask yourself a question "Wow, am I dreaming?" that jolts your attention and makes you stop doing whatever you doing. For a moment, entertain the idea, that you are sure this is a dream or false awakening and feel the excitement in the pit of your stomach. Just pretend, that you have had a lucid dream before that was indistinguishable from waking reality, so this moment could also be a dream and you don't know for sure until you RC. Really consider the answer. Don't just automatically answer "Of course I'm not".

      Look around and notice details. Look at your hands and count your fingers. Do you have the right amount? Do they look normal? Do a reality check. Try to gently push your thumb through your palm and expect it to go through. Is it going through? Pinch your nose and expect to be able to breathe. Can you? Can you levitate? If not, tell yourself "I am not dreaming. Next time I'm dreaming, I look at my hands and realize I'm dreaming". Repeat this mantra a few times while looking at your hands.

      Pretty soon, this behavior will start manifesting itself in your dreams and you'll be asking yourself if you dreaming, while in regular dream. That will make you lucid. You will do a couple of RCs to make sure. Happy dreams

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      Consistency, 2-5 times a day for 2 weeks and you'll be doing them like a pro.
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      reality checking shouldnt always be on a schedule. Not that it doesn't work, but you should perform them when you see or feel something that makes you question your reality. dont do it because it has been a while before you did your last one. For instance, i saw a purple ferrari in real life three days ago. And i was like WTF, so i did a check and, well, it was real. My first DILD was three days after i started doing it without a schedule. so it works very well this way. try it.

      My first few were fun, because getting used to the feeling of thinking you were awake and then realizing you arent is just plain epic.
      Last edited by CJC; 05-30-2012 at 08:25 PM.
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