Thread: Tips on recognising dreams

Im not sure if anyones PM'd you a reply so ill say anyway.

You just have to push yourself into thinking of what isnt possible and what is.
e.g If in reality your hand exploded, even though its so stupid u could punch yourself for not realising it, would you accept that it would be a dream, i doubt you would. You would think of a rational reason(either that or run around crazy calling for help in which case you wouldnt think of anything). This is because in reality you think/know there MUST be some kind of rational explanation, science has taught us this.

Now, in a dream its the same thing. Because you think that its reality in your dream you create false rational reasoning.

You just have to really start changing how you think, and really THINK whether or not its a dream when you do a reality check. Dont just do a "am i dreaming" and automatically respond with "no", or do something physical and automatically assume your not dreaming because nothing crazy happened. You could just be thinking the same thing in a dream and miss your chance of lucidity.

PUSH YOURSELF DAMNIT!!!!!!!!

Hi all, it could be that U did too many reality checks during the day. I don't do much reality checks during the day, the last time was 3 weeks ago and I've had 2 low level lucids using the reality check technique ( looking at hands). Maybe U should take a break from reality checks and just relax your mind from LDing for a while until when U go to bed at night and think lucid.

IMJ

Originally posted by sh2dak
PUSH YOURSELF DAMNIT!!!!!!!!

I am trying - really I am

Thanks for your answers I know what you're saying - it's just so difficult to do!

Hehe, push yourself within reason. Don't stress too much, just keep trying
Stress will further complicate things for you

Thanks Placebo

I know I have been trying but I have had som many opportunities just recently and some fantastic ordinary dreams but the content was so bizarre it was almost willing me to do a reality check and yet I didn't realise till I woke up. Just so annoying when the dreams were pleading with me to do it and yet all the bizarre seemed so ordinary - even when in one I even remember thinking to myself that the wash basin next to the bath had changed into a toilet and I thought it was funny as it wasn't like that the last time I came in here - then the bathroom was in the middle of open moorland. I mean, how unreal can you get and yet it seemed so normal But in my defence I have been quite tired lately and I do find that when tired, my mind is quite happy to sit back and watch and let it wander where it wants to without any controllable influence from me

Not going to do any experiments this week as I need to catch up a bit. I just wish I could remember to do a reality check.

Thanks for your words of support though It's nice to talk about these things

No problem.
It does sound like you need to concentrate on some dreamsigns though
Relying on something seeming strange is very dodgy at best. I've had crazy dreams, and still been sure that I'm awake

try linking reality checks to something that almost always has to happen in a dream. like right now im doing reality checks everytime i pass through ANY door to make it a habit. since you almost always pass through doors in a dream, it should work.