Thread: Technique, Technique, Technique! Is it right?

Hi there, im just curious seeing as ive been learning to effectively LD for about 7 weeks now whether the technique im using is effective for achieving a DILD ? I will say ive briefly noticed i was dreaming once however it just faded as soon as i noticed. Anyways ill go through what i do on a regular basis and could you tell me if its good or bad along with any improvements and things to avoid doing perhaps ? Well the first thing as always starts off with me saying am i dreaming? is this a dream? I then say look at my hands, are my hands distorted in any-way or form that makes me realise that im dreaming? Then i follow it up by asking are they bigger, smaller, on fire, icy, see through, glass, sand, gravel, mud, lava,water,different colour, glowing, flashing, furry, fuzzy, blurry, anything that makes me realise im dreaming (i try to make my hands what i say as i go along) then i give them one final check over and then conclude, no they look normal.. ok so how many fingers have i got, remember i should have 5 fingers on each hand if i have less or more than five fingers on each hand then i am dreaming (then proceed to counting) after that i say ok 5 fingers on each hand thats normal, now look away from my hands and look at my surroundings and environment, do they look normal, and is there anything out of place or out the ordinary that shouldnt be there? (then do thorough scan of my surroundings really questioning if its normal or not, especially the people around me.) After this i repeat looking back at the palms of my hands and counting my fingers. Then i say ok can i strech my finger, if i can im dreaming (really imagine stretching my finger) Then i say no, ok well can i bend my finger (sidways) if i can then im dreaming (try to bend finger while imagine it bending) Finally i check the time 3 times each time looking at it then looking away and at the end i say no hmm it stayed the same 3 times, however if it changed randomly all over the place then it would indicate im dreaming. Then i say all my reality checks point towards and tell me at this point in time its unfortunatly reality, however keep a hightened awareness of my surroundings and environment at all times, no matter where it is, when it is or who im with. After i say if i see anything weird or i have doubts about anything thats its out of place or not normal, do my reality checks because im most likely dreaming, another thing if i see my dream sign do my reality checks, because im dreaming x2, and last but not least do reality checks all day, every day no matter where i am when it is or who im with x3 because i need to know when im in reality and especially know when im dreaming as i need to know when im dreaming. I also do ADA every so often aswell. wow, that was a mouthful, but hey its what i do multiple times everyday and ive only seen results one time in 7 weeks :/ so is this right or are there improvements to be made to my technique ? suggestions would be highly appreciated thanks .