Hi, LD newbie with a few Q's

[septic_peg]

Hi everybody, I'm very intrigued about LD but my main concern is i dont understand how to get into a dreming state where you then look for a "sign" Basically i mean, i can remember atleast one dream a night quite well without a journal (although i am now going to use a journal to try and recall dreams more thoroughly) but how can i subconsciously know when /how to do a reality check as when my dream is happening, everything just seems so real and i feel unable to "think" that i am dreaming as at the time in my dream all just seems kinda realistic and theres no urge to RC or to even think i am dreaming Is this just the beginners step to try and focus on, when i am dreaming is to subconsciously think "right now i'm dreaming, do a RC"? sorry if this sounds like complete gobbledygook lol SepPeg **EDIT** I also have common dreams of planes crashing whether im on board or see it in the distance but because it just seems real and shocking at the time how do i "unlock the door to control it" and i also (take last night for example) wake up about 4/5am most mornings on several occasions and fall back to sleep quite quickly where i then have sometimes 3 to 4 different dreams between each time waking up, are there any tips of gaining LD easier whilst waking up at these times? once again sorry if its all confusing as its hard for me to explain