deepsleep... whats with that avatar?

Anyway... I usually reality check via digital clock which has proven reliable to me.

Finger through palm has scared me before though. Even when lucid, it's like watching your finger go through your freaking hand and it looks freaky. Like impossible.

Besides that, as much as I would love to not look like a retard, this can actually be harmful about how you interact with dream characters. If you are afraid to do a reality check in front of people in real life, you'll likely be afraid to do it in a dream. I speak from experience.

Even when I knew I was dreaming, I have still been concerned about what other dream characters are thinking.

So if you can find a way to reality check and not be concerned about what other people are thinking, that'd be good.