I'm curios as to what some of you dreamers use, or have used in the past, as a reality check. LD experiences are so life-like, that some of us actually perform some sort of test to be able to distinguish an LD state from an actual real life situation.

I never knew such a thing existed. In my own LD experiences I just knew that I was in a dream world. But then I read an article on LDs, and became aware of reality checks- which I consider to be a good thing.

In my own regular dreams, I noticed that if I'd run, it's like running against the wind. If I leaped or jumped, it was like in a slow-motion or floating sensation. So as a reality check for my LDs- I adapted the jumping test and it's never failed.

This is how I use it. If I become lucid in a dream- and I want to make sure it is indeed a dream and not a real life experience, I stand upright, and jump as high as I can straight up into the air. If I can count to at least 3 seconds and I've not landed on the ground yet, bingo..... it's a lucid dream. It usually takes 4-6 seconds before I land back on my feet.

That's the test I use. Has anyone ever used this same method before? If anyone frequents in LDs, try using this method and post your results here for all of us to see.

A reality check, that I've never tried- but found interesting, was one I read in this article. This person would test by attempting to put her hand thru a wall. If any part of her hand would go thru the wall- she knew she was LDing.

Sweet Dreams.

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