I just stumbled upon this site yesterday, and I have to say, it seems like it will help me a lot.

I do, however, have a question.

I do have relatively good dream recall, but. Assuming it's not a lucid dream, aren't all of your dreams essentially self-conscious, so you wouldn't have any control? And if that's the case, how are you supposed to do a reality check IN a dream, let alone stop to consider it?

Also...to keep a dream journal, should I be waking up every time I have a dream or something? Because, as I said, if I have no control over it, I can't exactly wake myself up.