Thread: Reality Check Question

I'm not sure if you mean physically move your body? If you do RCs while you're awake eventually you'll do them while you're dreaming (but not actually physically), thats how you realise you're dreaming and become lucid. If you mean can you consciously do the RC while you're dreaming then not really, until you're lucid. If you could you'd already be lucid. You will still do the RC out of habit but you generally won't be aware that you're doing it or that you're dreaming, until after it works.

I just recently started doing reality checks while I go around the day. I've been checking my watch, then checking again a few seconds later just at random times durring the day. Also when I see something I don't see every day. Like a broken sprinkler spraying water directly on a trailer full of wood and pipes yesterday on the way home. I felt that sight could easliy have been part of a dream.

I've also been discretely pressing a fingernail into my skin to feel the little bit of pain. That is something that is easy to do and hard to notice someone doing. A little like pinching myself, but not actually pinching.

I haven't had any results from doing reality checks yet, but this is only my second day of doing it. I know things like this don't happen overnight. Just wanted to put in my 2 cents about this. I don't think reality checks need to be big things. Would just pressing a fingernail into the skin until it hurts count as a good reality check like I think it does?

Originally Posted by gyerenfeli

Would just pressing a fingernail into the skin until it hurts count as a good reality check like I think it does?[/b]

I'm not sure about that one as you can feel pain in dreams too so it might not be that effective. You could try to see if your finger went through your skin, if it does you must be dreaming. Have a look at the Reality Checks Tutorial for more ideas.

Originally Posted by Jess

You could try to see if your finger went through your skin, if it does you must be dreaming.
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Either that ot you just actually poked a hole in yourself.

I wasn't sure if the nail pain would be a good one or not. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look over that tutor to see what it says.

If I ever do actually in real awakening life put my finger through my hand, I'll have my husband tell you because I don't think I'll be able to type for a while.

Originally Posted by Bu5hman404

Either that ot you just actually poked a hole in yourself.
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NOW you tell me >

Dammit, got any good ways to patch this up?