Quote Originally Posted by slash112 View Post
To be honest, all it really takes is to question whether you are dreaming or not. If I was to question it, in a dream, I would notice the atmosphere is very strange. For me, a dream is quite dark/dim, colours sort of faded. Light does not change with movement, i.e. shadows don't appear, it seems as if I am inside a photograph.
That doesn't always for for me. I've looked at my surroundings many times and decided they were too vivid to be a dream, only to wake up seconds later. Checking to see if my body feels heavier than usual seems to work best.