I know the feeling - I do RCs in school, and get a ton of looks. |
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So i am reading and hearing( in video tutorials) that you have to repeatedly do reality checks in your waking life and like ask yourself seriously if you're dreaming and like talk to yourself. I don't know but i feel like this is similar to what people with Schizophrenia or other Mental illness do, talk to their selves and really take it seriously. |
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I know the feeling - I do RCs in school, and get a ton of looks. |
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Nothing will happen as long as you really know the difference. You should be able to reconize reality and dreams easily but if you start suspecting reality as a dream then you should probably stop and try other techniques like wild. Reality checks doesnt have to look weird you can do it mentaly just by questioning reality while analyzing you situation and surroundings. |
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The following may seem inordinately direct and provocative (and even ill advised), but I have a headache, so there ... |
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So ... is this the real universe, or is it just a preliminary study?
I really don´t think, RCing can lead to insanity. |
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Reality checking in itself won't lead to mental illness. Perhaps someone who was already mentally ill might run some kind of risk of getting obsessive or anxious about reality checking and wondering whether everything is a dream or reality, but as long as you know the purpose of it and don't obsess over it, there's no reason for it to be a problem. |
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Last edited by vasiona; 11-26-2013 at 05:27 PM.
my method of getting a lucid dream has been very successful for me and it is not something crazy. I just practice visual awareness daily(I just "look/concentrate" as much as I can daily and when I go to bed). |
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Welcome voByJunior2013 |
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Last edited by fogelbise; 11-26-2013 at 10:53 PM.
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"Reject culture..." "Put the Art pedal to the metal!"
- Terence McKenna
I am Lucid Dreaming every day and sometimes I think I am going crazy, but then I understand that I am not going crazy. |
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Last edited by user5659; 11-26-2013 at 10:16 PM.
What fogelbise alludes to - if there is a psychiatric problem going on - it will be up to you, to intuitively get a feeling for if the whole subject is prone to push you over an edge, you would rather stay away from. |
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I must admit that I don't do a lot of RC checks IWL. If I do then it is the 'classic' nose-pinch check. I might do one outside, etc. if I see something out of the 'norm' for example [Sarcasm] like when an energy company lowers their prices just before the cold winter![/Sarcasm] - RC NOW! |
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Last edited by Highlander; 11-27-2013 at 01:05 AM.
"Reject culture..." "Put the Art pedal to the metal!"
- Terence McKenna
Oh - I do steer clear - and I did not mean it in connection with LD. |
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I don't think you can develop schizophrenia from RCing. If you are RCing correctly, then you should be gaining an awareness of the world around you, it makes a distinction between waking and dreaming life, not the other way around. If you see something weird as hell and you do an RC that fails, coupled with the feeling of being awake then it's a good thing, not a bad one. If anyone is going to crazy it's not you since you know 99% sure what you saw was real. |
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Last edited by StephL; 11-27-2013 at 01:19 PM.
It depends how serious you take Lucid Dreaming. If you keep it on time-to-time occasions for fun only, then it is another story. If you choose to study it, if you want to go deeper you will sometimes catch your self on the idea that you might be going crazy. But that's just an illusion, we are alright. Well most of us. |
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I don't really do them for the sake of doing them. I do them when I notice something weird. I focus on my surroundings and if I notice something weird I check. |
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I was so much older then, I'm younger then that now.
I don't think it can be a negative thing to ask yourself if you're in reality or a dream, it can only make you more aware of yourself and your surroundings. You don't have to do it out loud and attract attention. I mean everyone talks to themselves in an internal monologue right? Mine just isn't audible enough which is why I talk to myself out loud anyway. |
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Wth dude XDD of course NOT,be subtle in doing Rcs in public |
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Ha! theres many more things in life that can drive you insane, than a rc. |
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first of all, that is called stigma. People with "mental illnesses" are not "homeless people". Also, 2/3 of people who hear voices don't seek help and are not crazy. Thirdly, I believe mental illness is a social projection, making people feel like their minds aren't right. God doesn't make mistakes. It's GOOD to feel the lows and the highs and talk to your family telepathically. |
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