reading about reality checks

[mark]

Here is the thing. I read in exploring the world of lucid dreaming about reality checking when something dream like happens in real life. Now here is my problem the things that happen in my dream are very diffrent then in real life. How do RC for things that dont happen?...hmm its confusing. Can anyone offer anytips on RCing espically on not forgetting to do it?

[Oneironaught]

The intention is to RC when something out of the ordinary happens, or when you experience a scenery change (like when you enter a building). And so on. Yes, dreams contain many things that you wouldn't see in real life but they still contain the same general elements/concepts: out-of-the-ordinary happenings and scenery changes. This is an area that a dream journal helps with by allowing you to narrow down some of your common dream signs. Some people swear they don't have any but, I'd bet that every one has their own set of dream signs (and they tend to evolve over time). It may take some effort to realize them though. Then you'd want to ingrain in your mind the intention to RC (or simply recognise the dream) whenever you experience one of those dream signs. Random RCs during the day is also a useful tool when done dutifully because it keeps the idea of doing RCs fresh in your mind and helps establish a habit of doing so. When you're in the habit of RCing every time you think about it and whenever something catches your attention then you'll be more likely to do so when it really matters just out of pure habit.

[Jeff777]

Here is the thing. I read in exploring the world of lucid dreaming about reality checking when something dream like happens in real life. Now here is my problem the things that happen in my dream are very diffrent then in real life. How do RC for things that dont happen?...hmm its confusing. Can anyone offer anytips on RCing espically on not forgetting to do it? Try setting an hourly chiming alarm on a digital watch to RC by...something simple such as pulling your finger to see if it stretches or sticking your finger through your hand to see if it comes out the other side...there are discrete ways to RC.

[mark]

Try setting an hourly chiming alarm on a digital watch to RC by...something simple such as pulling your finger to see if it stretches or sticking your finger through your hand to see if it comes out the other side...there are discrete ways to RC. hmm problem is i dont have a digital watch....I am just terrible at remembering to rc lol its silly cos I have really quite good recall so only if i could remember to rc it would be great lol

[Jeff777]

hmm problem is i dont have a digital watch....I am just terrible at remembering to rc lol its silly cos I have really quite good recall so only if i could remember to rc it would be great lol Go buy one. I did.

[mark]

ah that means i wasted £200 on a watch i wont use...lol dunno mate its a difficult trade off

[Oneironaught]

ah that means i wasted £200 on a watch i wont use...lol dunno mate its a difficult trade off I don't know how much £200 translates to but I know I can find super cheapie digital watches for $1. It shouldn't be too hard to find a cheapie that has a chime. If it looks cheap or stupid then just keep it in your pocket.

[Jeff777]

I bought a cheap digital watch for 11 bucks, that's about £22 pounds in your part of the world

[mark]

true i guess i could get a cheap one mayber carry it in my pocket or some thing...nice one

[mylucidworld]

I have no problem remembering to reality check and i have very poor memory. It's probably because i love lucid dreaming so much and it's always on my mind. I used to do the time reality check but lately it keeps failing all the time so i stopped it.

[mark]

I have no problem remembering to reality check and i have very poor memory. It's probably because i love lucid dreaming so much and it's always on my mind. I used to do the time reality check but lately it keeps failing all the time so i stopped it. yeah i found some of the more reliable checks fail me too. Last night I use the looking at hands but they were perfectly normal...i resorted to floating to check my reality. I also find that the breathing through a plugged nose test is quite a good one ..not failed yet

[mylucidworld]

A reality check that has never failed for me is counting your fingers. The reality checks i perform are that one the light switch, and observing my surroundings while asking myself if i'm dreaming.

[mark]

See problem is with observing my environment I cant see it working. in my dreams things happen that never would in real life lol i just turn a blind eye to it lol maybe with practice i could learn not to...if i could use that one it would be great cos most of my dreams have somekind of mental thing going on with the place lol The light switch...i have never seen one yet in my dreams lol I would love to find one see what happens . thanks for advice everyone, means alot

[BeSomebody]

I don't know how much £200 translates to but I know I can find super cheapie digital watches for $1. It shouldn't be too hard to find a cheapie that has a chime. If it looks cheap or stupid then just keep it in your pocket. $401.34 $ = £0.5 I bought a cheap digital watch for 11 bucks, that's about £22 pounds in your part of the world Nope, that's £5.48.

[mark]

$401.34 $ = £0.5 yeah i just bought non digital watch a few months ago...i though it would be waste of a good watch to buy a digital one. but yeah i could just get a cheap one keep it in my pocket to listen out for the chime it would make..

[Jeff777]

I stand corrected.