Thread: reality checks please

Its definetly 1 of the best in my opinion

Ive noticed that you can become immune to RC's if you do them often enough. I had 3 lucid dreams in the last 4 days and they were all started by the plugging-your-nose method. But this last time it only half worked and I could breath for a second and then not breath for a second and I had to try it 2 times to "wake up" in the dream.

Other ones have done this too, like switching on and off a light switch. At first it worked but then the lights I tried would flicker instead of not respond or not act abnormally at all. So that one I stopped trying. It looks the nose plugging is about to stop working as well. Anyone else have tings like this happen?

ya i use the hand check, I check to make sure that my hand looks like it should and that i have all 10 fingers. In just the last lucid i had, i gained lucidity because i realized i only had 8 fingers.

Whenever I want to know if I am dreaming or not, I lightly pinch the skin of my index finger between my thumb and middle finger. I always feel SOMETHING in the dream when I do it, but not normal pain. Thus I then realize that I am dreaming.

A bonus is that it's really quick and inconspicuous so you can practice it a lot while awake without being looked at like your crazy :p

eat away at your fingers! It always get them going!

You can practice reaching out with your mind, and trying to feel your enviornment. Because the dream world has a different feel to it. This is a reality check that has worked well for me at times. Most likely you will need to already be used to the way your dreams feel, in order for this to work well. so this is probably not good for beginning.

my complete rc is. where am i? have i been here before? who am i with? What did i just do? then nose check.

Originally Posted by Amidreaming?

my complete rc is. where am i? have i been here before? who am i with? What did i just do? then nose check.

I say the same things to myself all the time. Also what am I doing right now.