What are some reality checks that don't require any movement at all? Like, I heard one where you look at your nose through the corner of your eye, and if you can't see it, your dreaming.
What are some other ones?
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What are some reality checks that don't require any movement at all? Like, I heard one where you look at your nose through the corner of your eye, and if you can't see it, your dreaming.
What are some other ones?
Noticing your surroundings to see if you know this place in real life, or if they look normal.
Well, apparently Walms has had a lot of luck by feeling how heavy his body is. Just try and feel the weight of your body, if it is different that usual, then you can question wether you are dreaming or not.
And when you start to question wether you are dreaming or not, you usually just have a big wave of realisation (well, i do). and that is really all you need. And assuming this is for WILD you are asking the question, then once you get that sort of feeling you can move your arms and do some RCs like the pinch nose etc. and all the other more common ones. Because if you have that feeling where you just sort of know you are dreaming, you are most likely dreaming and you can take the risk of moving. If it turns out you are not dreaming, then, well that is just unfortunate.
Oh wait... it can't be for WILD actually lol. seeing as your example included opening your eyes :P
But I guess you have gained more info then. And that RC I described still works the same anyway.
Thanks very much! :) It wasn't for WILDing, it was for everyday use, like in school, so I don't look like a total crack addict :)
Well, I just casually pinch my nose. Make it look like not such a big deal.
But another I would use is to close the air pipe in your throught leading to your nose and try to breath.
You probably don't know what I am talking about when I say close up the airpipe. What I mean is close up the thing that closes up when you swallow. That is the best I can explain.
Yeah the closing the air pipe in the throat really works for me. I find that I can't even close it if I'm dreaming.
I was thinking about trying that one, glad to hear it works :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Silver Bullet
Yeah, gravity RC works for me, just need to stand there and feel your own body, either that or check the air, sometimes in dreams vision will be foggy or the ambient will feel heavy, so use that too sometimes. Both only need to focus on either yourself, or the place you are at.
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.
My motionless RC for the last couple years now has just been to make the effort to float upwards into the air. It almost always works in the dreamworld. So if it doesn't work, I can be almost positive that I'm in reality:)
This one actually usually fails for me in dreams. Different for everyone, I guess, but I'd say don't make it your only one.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Silver Bullet
Yeah the trying to make your body float upwards sounds good. I might start using that one too.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by slash112
I assume they need to be invisible so your acquaintances don't notice em? I always try to explode a nearby lamp or their heads, or indeed just ask myself if it's a dream looking around 10-20 seconds into the conversation.
I was told a great reality check is to attempt to use telekinesis. Look at a small object and try to move the object with your mind. If you sincerely believe that the object will move and you perform this reality check in a dream the object will actually move. On top of being a way to reality check, I suppose this could help those who have trouble with dream control.
That doesn't work for me... Mostly I get so caught up in the dream that it always surprises me when I figure it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by slash112
Another idea is to think of what you did before now and to question whether it makes sense logically that you are where you are now.
If the scene has changed and you don't know how you came from one place to the other, most likely you are dreaming -- or really, really hung over :)
Sounds great. I am going to start using the telekinesis, and the floating upwards one.
Simply questioning reality would do. That's what the reality checks are all about. The physical movements only concretes it.
Another one is to hold your breath and then try to push the air through your nose. In real life your airways will be blocked, but in a dream you will breathe as normal.