Well, I have a problem. Even if I'm suspicious that I'm dreaming, I don't feel that I have enough power over my dream to even reality check. Anyone else ever had this problem? Any solutions?
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Well, I have a problem. Even if I'm suspicious that I'm dreaming, I don't feel that I have enough power over my dream to even reality check. Anyone else ever had this problem? Any solutions?
Throw away the conception of power, you are the dreamer, the dream is yourself, just let it flow and do your RC.
I tried last night, but when I woke up I felt the same way, and got mad at myself. 3/5 nights so far, I have had completely random and stupid dreams that should make me lucid themselves. On the bright side, these past 5 nights are the first time in years I have even remembered a dream, so i can't say I'm not getting somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hukif
Any dream can become an LD, not just the "strange" dreams or ones that consist of obviously fake situations, like seeing an elephant in a restaurant. Your best bet is to develop a mindset that allows you to pay attention to what's around you, and to ask yourself whether you could be dreaming - in other words, awareness and maybe a bit of reasoning. For instance, you could say "I'm not dreaming", but then ask yourself "and what are the reasons for this?" A possible answer is "well, I can read that digital clock properly, and the numbers aren't changing around".
Reality checks are mostly done after you become lucid in a dream, and are usually done to confirm that you actually are asleep. Without any previous awareness, RCs will just be like anything else in the dream - part of the plot, done randomly and without you noticing yourself doing them, or being conscious of them.
Hope that helped! :)