Thread: Reality check question?

Doing three is alright... but you have to mean it each time; like really asking yourself if you're dreaming. Repetitively checking a digital clock is also a good one.

Originally Posted by theCambino

Doing three is alright... but you have to mean it each time; like really asking yourself if you're dreaming. Repetitively checking a digital clock is also a good one.

Yeah, I got the whole mean it thing down. What are some of the ones you do?

Besides the ones you listed -- I often ask myself... Where am I? Do I recognize the place I am at? Does where I am make sense and is there anything there that is out of place or not look right? Really think about it... question everything!

Originally Posted by theCambino

Besides the ones you listed -- I often ask myself... Where am I? Do I recognize the place I am at? Does where I am make sense and is there anything there that is out of place or not look right? Really think about it... question everything!

I do that too, I was just talking about physical stuff. First I ask "Where am I?" Then "Does this make sence?" Then I try to make things change with my mind and if they do then im obviously dreaming. Then I do the things I listed along with the digital clock one now.

Using scars or any physical deformities would work as a physical RC. Though the ones that were mentioned should be enough.

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Hey there!
It's not quite about the number of RCs you do, but it's about what you do during the RC. To be honest, many 'more experienced' lucid dreamers don't use RCs after a while. The point of a reality check is to make you question that 'this' could possibly be a dream - without questioning your reality, your RC may aswell be useless.
It isn't very practical to rely on an RC to get you lucid because; let's be honest, when you're dreaming, most of the times you're in a situation where you're already preoccupied with an activity of some sort and your mind's already busy thinking about things. Do you think you'll randomly stop to RC? Chances fall more so to the 'probably not' side.
What you want to do is either be aware of your environment/setting (noticing if things around you are odd) or practicing personal awareness (such as the link theCambino shared, up above ^^ ). Carrying awareness throughout daily life is the ultimate thing for those who practice DILD.

Hope this helps

I guess whatever works, I only did 2 the other night and it worked. I have heard it is more the quality of the RC though then the quantity. Doing loads won't help if you do them without thinking about it. You need to be aware, question your surroundings and then do an RC to really test yourself.