Was wondering if anyone has ever experimented with doing imagined reality checks.

My reasoning behind doing Imagined Reality Checks instead of actual reality checks, is that they might have a more direct and positive influence on the subconscious mind where dreams occur.

In doing Imagined Reality Checks I do them when I would normally do a normal reality check, whenever I change locations, and after asking myself if I am dreaming. I picture myself doing the reality check in my mind, and then picture it working and myself being in a lucid dream, instead of finding it not working like happens with actual reality checks.

Another option that can be used when doing the reality checks is to imagine a recurring theme that has occurred in your dreams that you feel you should have become lucid during, but didn't. During your imagined reality check, picture yourself realizing you are dreaming when this event occurs.

I find Imagined Reality Checks to be more fun that holding my nose every 20 mintues to see if I can breath. And they improve the ability to visualize. Plus no one knows what you're are doing, unless you get a far off look in your eyes from being too far into the visualizing.

I am thinking that imagined reality checks might have a much more positive influence on the subconsious mind and result in more lucid dreams, although I am still experiments. So far, so good, though.

That said, I would say that Imagined Reality Checks are not for everyone. If you are already having success with regular reality checks, continue to do them. Like the saying goes. If it's not broke, then don't fix it. But if you someone like me who the normal reality checks have never worked for, then this technique just might be for you. Like normal reality checks it will probably take 3 or 4 days for the suggestions to take effect although I began having results after the 2nd day.

Comments ? Suggestions ?