Thread: I recognize that I'm dreaming but......

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Basically it's like love. You'll THINK you're in it several times before it's real, but when it happens, you'll just KNOW it.

I really like this.

where do failed reality checks come in on the spectrum?
early this morning during a dream, i tried an RC but it didn't work.
(i tried putting my hand through my other hand.) Clucnk!
i did this several times, no less.

i woke up and wondered, was i lucid, or not?

not that it matters - i'm not keeping score of my ld's, but i was curious. was i or wasn't i? it felt kind of half way or semi-lucid.

from my experience, if im truly LD, and i know i am... I can easily do any of these RCs and fail them.. but if I try one and expect the result to be a pass.. it will.. the only reality check that I think is 100 percent accurate is holding your nose and breathing.. and the reason I believe this is is because you still have conscious control over your breathing during LD, and you consciously know that you are still breathing even though you are holding your nose. RC's like putting your finger through something will fail or pass, based on your expectation and I Have proven this to myself during LD.

Try holding your nose and breathing next time, and you should know for sure.

hmmm... have to change my habits, here, but i'll give it a try.

ps what do you use as your alarm for the can-wilds?

~~~bg

Originally Posted by beachgirl

hmmm... have to change my habits, here, but i'll give it a try.

ps what do you use as your alarm for the can-wilds?

~~~bg

The timer from lucidology 101. There is a timer application for your computer, or an mp3 timer. Either one. Its free to download after you sign up, but if you look through my post, you will find i have posted it a couple times.. if you cant find it, ill send it to you, just let me know..

Gary

Originally Posted by beachgirl

where do failed reality checks come in on the spectrum?
early this morning during a dream, i tried an RC but it didn't work.
(i tried putting my hand through my other hand.) Clucnk!
i did this several times, no less.

i woke up and wondered, was i lucid, or not?

not that it matters - i'm not keeping score of my ld's, but i was curious. was i or wasn't i? it felt kind of half way or semi-lucid.

I had this happen once where, in my dream, I discovered my lack of pants. I thought to myself, "This has to be a dream, I wouldn't go out without pants on!" but everything felt pretty real, so I decided to RC. Palm through hand. Which clunked, and failed.

And this confused me because deep down, I knew this was a dream. I literally was like, "Why did this fail?!" and I spent my lucidity struggling with the notions that A) the RC failed and B) that meant I left the house without my pants on, in "real life."

Realizing lucidity, without a doubt, feels like an A-ha! moment, for me. It's completely unmistakable... it's true, you just know.