Thread: Lucidity timing and RCs

To be honest, I rarely become lucid through reality checks. Most of the time, I become lucid spontaneously too. I can just sort of tell by the "dream atmosphere". But there have been some times, especially when I first started, where I would RC out of nowhere during a nonlucid. That was most probably because of the habit of RCing all the time in waking life. But those seldom happen anymore.

Now, I RC after I become lucid. I think it is awareness that gets you lucid. You may not actively notice it, but you just know there's something odd about the scene. And then you get lucid. That is when I do the reality checks to make sure and double check.

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

But there have been some times, especially when I first started, where I would RC out of nowhere during a nonlucid. That was most probably because of the habit of RCing all the time in waking life. But those seldom happen anymore.

Thank you. Such a thing (remembering to do something in a non-lucid dream) happened to me only once in a lifetime, and it wasn't even remembering per se, I just dreamt about doing it. So I wasn't sure it was possible to bring it on. I'm still a bit shocked that it's possible.

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

You may not actively notice it, but you just know there's something odd about the scene. And then you get lucid.

Do you really feel like there's something weird and have doubts about its realness, or do you already know that it's all a dream (knowledge suddenly coming out of nowhere) and only look around to make sure?

Originally Posted by Intfere

Do you really feel like there's something weird and have doubts about its realness, or do you already know that it's all a dream (knowledge suddenly coming out of nowhere) and only look around to make sure?

To me, it seems like I somehow know it's a dream already, but my logic isn't quite there yet. I would suspect things but the greater part of me would shrug it off most times. I need to get that extra push to fully understand that "oh wait, this is actually a dream!"