I think you're right there. One tip I could give you, is just ASSUME you are dreaming. There is a definite clear cut difference between the real world and dream world. It's like how you 100% know that you are awake in the real world... you can tell.

When you are dreaming however, it's not so easy to pick up on. This is why when I WILD I always assume that I am dreaming. I don't bother with reality checks anymore, because once you learn to assume you're dreaming, you don't need them. I can be very sure that i'm not in a dream, but since I assume I'm dreaming I just go ahead and do whatever I want to, like try to walk through a screen door or something that's not possible.

Does that make sense?