Thread: Do you need reality checks after 20-30 lucid dreams ?

I have only had a few lucids, and have never really done reality checks. I am able to easily confirm if I am dreaming whenever I ask the question "Am I dreaming?"
A dream can be extremely vivid, perhaps even more vivid than waking life, but for me it just feels different. I do not need reality checks to tell me if I'm dreaming or not. It is like a mental meter that is only there if I think about it that tells me if I am dreaming or not.
I see why even if you are like me and you can just know, reality checks could still be useful though. Some people see lucid dreaming as dangerous because you can lose your sense of reality. You may think you are in a dream when you are actually awake and just leap out of a building or something.

I still think that theory is bs, because if you know you are dreaming, you can pay attention to the strangeness of a dream. There is always signs that you are dreaming. I honestly do not think it is possible to think you are dreaming while you are awake.

As far as reality checking goes, I probably need to get myself to question more often if I am in a dream or not. The physical reality check to me is pointless. It is so easy to overlook the strangeness whilst in a dream.