Thread: Reality checks... Just a few questions about them.

It sounds like reality checks are not for you. Its not for me either, so what i did was instead of reality checking i practice ADA(All Day Awareness). This technique is a great substitute for reality checking and has a high success rate. Search up king yoshi's tutorial on ADA, as he can explain it better than i can. You basically pay close attention to your surroundings and the small aspects of your daily life, thus increasing awareness, and this habit will carry over to your dreams.

If you really want to do reality checks however, I would practice one reality check such as plugging your nose and trying to breath at least 10 times a day spread throughout the day. :p

Originally Posted by jblb2424

It sounds like reality checks are not for you. Its not for me either, so what i did was instead of reality checking i practice ADA(All Day Awareness). This technique is a great substitute for reality checking and has a high success rate. Search up king yoshi's tutorial on ADA, as he can explain it better than i can. You basically pay close attention to your surroundings and the small aspects of your daily life, thus increasing awareness, and this habit will carry over to your dreams.

If you really want to do reality checks however, I would practice one reality check such as plugging your nose and trying to breath at least 10 times a day spread throughout the day. :p

The thing is, i want to do reality checks along with ADA. the two in combination sound really helpful. i'll try the nose- plugging thing, but i personally like the one where you try jumping up and flying.
i'll have to look into more reality checks and just try to stick with one of them along with ADA.

Originally Posted by jblb2424

It sounds like reality checks are not for you. Its not for me either, so what i did was instead of reality checking i practice ADA(All Day Awareness). This technique is a great substitute for reality checking and has a high success rate. Search up king yoshi's tutorial on ADA, as he can explain it better than i can. You basically pay close attention to your surroundings and the small aspects of your daily life, thus increasing awareness, and this habit will carry over to your dreams.

If you really want to do reality checks however, I would practice one reality check such as plugging your nose and trying to breath at least 10 times a day spread throughout the day. :p

If I get really motivated, I will do reality checks, but even then I have trouble following up. I haven't done any the past couple weeks, unless I see something odd that may not seem right, just to make sure. A lot of things are odd in the dream world so its not a bad practice. But other than that, rc's aren't really my thing. I've been practicing ADA from time to time, trying to get better. Just a few hours ago I took my dog on a long walk and did a 30 minute practice, engaging all five senses. It really helps awareness inside a dream thus making the feel of a dream a noticeable difference from waking life. The last two nights I've had instances where, in a regular dream, I'd just blurt out, "Im dreaming". Maybe its the ADA practice kicking in? Idk but I've never really needed rc's anyway, I think awareness (as stated, it does have a high success rate) does it for me personally, although I do check my hands and plug my nose just to be 100% once I find out I am lucid. Give it a try, see how it works out for you.