Thanks for the replies, this is a really friendly forum. I like it. I've tried starting a dream journal but i've only made a couple of entries because when i wake up from a deam i'm so tired i can barely lift my head never mind writing my dream down. I've tried just noting key points so i can elaborate later but i always just end up getting caught up in the business of the day and forget about it. I've been considering getting a tape recorder to make it easier but i can't find any because tapes are shit and no one uses them anymore. As for the reality checking thing, I have a problem which always carries over into dreams, I'm wondering if this ocurs to anyone else. I've decided upon certain triggers, which when they occur I do a reality check (like taking a piss, looking in a mirror, talking about dreams, or if anything out of the ordinary happens). But, the problem is, everytime i do a reality check I've already decided in the back of my mind that it will pass, so even if i'm in a dream and i do a test no matter what happens I'm satisfied that I'm experiencing reality. I even had a dream where i was talking to Descartes and getting really pissed off with him because he was telling me I'm dreaming but I kept coming up with what i thought were irrefutable proofs that i was awake. Sorry to ask again but any advice about these problems?