Is this reality check routine adequate?

**DreamLord1** · 06-22-2015 02:40 AM

So, i've been practicing a new rc routine, but i'm not sure if it is entirely adequate.
I do an rc every time the surrounding environment is noticeably different, and every time i pass through a doorway.
Each time i do an rc, i do 2-3 from the following list, switching it around a bit:

inspect the surface of my palms
count my fingers
finger through palm
plug nose and breathe
jump and see if I float down

I also do them each time something unexpected happens.

I will also vividly imagine the rc working, then walk around for about an hour 'feeling' that everything around me is a dream, vividly imagining to "fill in the blanks" when I control the 'dream'. Is this exercise adequate? if so, has it already been invented? if it is and hasn't, then I'd like to claim ownership and call it ARVE(Anchored RC Visualization Exercise).

**Aristaeus** · 06-22-2015 04:29 AM

[Shrugs] Those seem to be the common reality checks, but in truth, I think any reality check could be considered "adequate". Use whatever works for you.

Personally, mine reality check is to try to conjure a green Saturn in mine palm. [Shrugs] The original idea was a green energy ball, but the first I did in a dream, the energy ball had rings. Thus, mine green Saturn trick was born.

**dolphin** · 06-22-2015 06:24 AM

That sounds like a good plan! Just find a way to avoid abandoning your routine as you're falling asleep.

**jammylammy** · 06-28-2015 05:15 PM

Personally, I only really do the breathing through a plugged nose one, because it has always worked for me so far. Sometimes I do a different one afterwards if I'm still doubting myself, but I don't have a routine, I just do it every so often.