Thread: Reality checks not working??!

Originally Posted by Travis E.

That's sort of what I experience on occasion, interestingly enough. I only use two RCs regularly (watch checking and flying/hovering) which are very reliable, for me. On the rare occasions they try to convince me I'm not dreaming, it's almost as if I somehow already know better on a low level and simply keep doing them until they work—I'm almost never fooled. As others have said, this is probably a matter of expectations and skepticism—I've apparently gotten pretty good over the years of being skeptical of my own thoughts and trusting the results of my RCs when they indicate a dream, even when this surprises me. Maybe this is also because I've conditioned myself to believing these RCs are reliable since they have been, and maybe that further reinforces their reliability, or something like that. Just my random thought of the day.

Of course, starting out can be tricky since one doesn't yet have these experiences to bootstrap the process. Everyone's advice in this thread sounds good. Also, I would probably just try many different types of RCs and try to find which ones work more often than others. Which RCs are best seem to vary by person. Digital watch checking was one of the first ones I tried that was reliable for me (it was a long time before I became able to fly/float consistently at will), so I just stuck with it because it worked.

I am gonna try the watch RC too.
Do you always wear the watch in your dreams? Or if it's not there is that also a RC for you?
I've been looking for watches which have digital and analog time, so when I do the RC, I check both digital and analog which could never be correct in the dream I think.
What are your thoughts on this?

Originally Posted by virusje

I am gonna try the watch RC too.
Do you always wear the watch in your dreams? Or if it's not there is that also a RC for you?
I've been looking for watches which have digital and analog time, so when I do the RC, I check both digital and analog which could never be correct in the dream I think.
What are your thoughts on this?

I always wear my watch in real life, so it's always there in my dreams. I don't recall any dreams off the top of my head where my watch was actually missing, though I've had dreams where I became lucid when I realized my watch was not the one I wear in real life. My method is checking the watch several times in a row and comparing the times; if it jumps forward/backward more than a second or two, displays a nonsense time like 12:69, or exhibits other strange behavior, I know I'm dreaming.

Comparing analog vs. digital is an interesting idea that I've never tried. I'd say go for it and see how it works out for you.