Thread: Heres why I rarely do a Reality Check...

What sorts of RCs are you doing? Obviously trying to fly or something is not a good RC to do unless you're already sure you're dreaming.

My favorite RC, and usually the only one I ever do, is holding my nose and trying to breathe through it. I do this very subtly.. I make it appear as though I'm just itching it or wiping off something on my face, and I only need to do this RC for half a second.

Lots of people like to do the "pay close attention to your surroundings" RC, which doesn't look suspicious at all.

I do nose plug, watch look-at, and finger through hand. but i also ask myself if i'm dreaming..any suggestions on what to do in public?

the "watch tech" is gold...just wear a digital watch and watch a couple of seconds go by when doing RC... is my main cue for LD...

I set my cellphone to alarm every hour with vibration only, and do a time-watch RC... its discrete and VERY eficient

after a while, just trying to remenber how you got here is enough to get lucid...

Checking your watch and, to a lesser extent, finger through palm are very easy to conceal. What I consider to be the most important part of a reality check, however, is completely invisible: asking yourself whether you are dreaming. You should always do a mental check, as well as a physical one like checking your watch. Try and remember briefly the main points during your day from when you woke up to how you got to where you currently are. As well as this, look for clues in your surroundings - does everything look as it should? Are any of your dreamsigns around? Are people acting normally? All of these things can be done without anyone noticing.

Here's a thread I made on the subject.

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=46878

This is what I do for RCs, it's quit subtle...

I ask myself if I am dreaming.

I look around to see if everything makes sense.

I try to remember what has happened recently.


If I can answer all of those, then I know I'm not dreaming.

That's a good way too.^^^ You can do it all in your mind if you want to. The only problem with that is you may convince yourself that everything is normal and real, and a physical reality check may convince you otherwise.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

The only problem with that is you may convince yourself that everything is normal and real, and a physical reality check may convince you otherwise.

The opposite can also happen . When in doubt, it`s best to do both I guess.

Make out you are rubbing or itching your nose.
Every half hour, no one will notice, and especially no one will know what you are thinking.

Originally Posted by successer777

I do nose plug, watch look-at, and finger through hand. but i also ask myself if i'm dreaming..any suggestions on what to do in public?

The problem you're facing is that you think an RC has to be a physical. As some have pointed out, RCing is about telling reality from dreams. There are many ways to do so. Physical movement is only one way.

The best thing to do if you are concerned with looking like you've got as mental issue is to do RCs that are more mental in nature. The nose one is actually very easy to get away with in public. As long as you don't make a big deal out of it or do it with overly-exaggerated movements, no one will know what's going on. It'll look perfectly normal.

The same goes for looking at your hands. You don't have to hold your hand out in front of your face, move it to and fro and go "Oooowwww. Ahhhhhhhhh." It only looks crazy if you make a big deal out of it. Every one sees their hand probably 1,000s of times a day. All you have to do is see and pay attention.

I do the physical RCs (mainly the nose pinch) often when people aren't looking at me. But I mostly rely on non-physical activities for RCs. Then, if I suspect I may be dreaming, I'll do more physical RCs for confirmation. After all, if you think you may be dreaming you probably are. But it often takes an RC to positively make that conclusion and convince yourself.