Thread: Why should I do reality checks?

Reality checks are really just checks for anything that would be impossible in waking life.
You can increase your chances of performing reality checks during dreams by practising it a lot in waking life, and always being ready to double-check if you might be dreaming whenever something unusual happens.
And it's actually possible that you could be dreaming at that point - I have had several dreams where I have felt a bit funny for a while but then brushed it off because "everything feels too realistic to be a dream", and then one minute later I have woken up in bed.