Well when I had my Lucid last night.. your right the awareness just sort of ris on me and just emerged. I guess that was a big hint to put myself into check and to know that Im in a dream and that Im quite aware of my surroundings. Its not like I was in a dream doing random stuff and it seemed like it was all normal. ( usually when that happens I have know idea how to give myself a reality check thats why I posted this particular thread) But in the LD i had the beginning of the dream was almost the start of the Lucid.. so i dont wanna call it a coincedence because before i go to bed when im laying I get into a meditate concentration relax mode and it just takes me from there.

Ive tryed opening eyes then closing them eveyr five seconds. That gives me SP I can attain that pretty well, but never gained a LD from it although I was close one night when I was hearing so many different sounds as if i was inthe jungle and Idk that was a weird experience but yea man. The reality checks, honestly I wouldnt know when to do them unless I forsure knew I was in a controlled state in my dream and thats what happened last night the awareness came on me and the whole LD from then on was a big reality check really.