1. Ive been reading a lot about lucid dreams but I find it hard to believe that people have a hard time recognizing them from true reality... Are reality checks even necessary?.. because I find it hard to believe that someone couldn't tell a dream from reality.. .. unless LDs are more intense than I can even imagine

2. Ive had many dreams (not LDs) where I thought the person/character in the deam would become my dream guide, but I never dream with them in it again... do dream guides change or have I never even met mine yet?