Hey guys i just became a member. i started my dream journal today, and i feel that with the intention of remembering dreams, i actualy did remember bits, my first time in months. im looking forward to my first LD and was just wondering some things. I was thinking that, when the time comes to do a reality check, that i wont be able to do it. i feel like my dreams are a rushing river, and i am just a fish. how can i stop a dream and do a check? or is there a certian time in sleep i should check reality. im new to this so please be pacient, im looking forward to your thoughts.
hello White rabbit
reality checks are done in dreams either
- through habit … you do them often enough while waking that you manage to carry them out in your dreams too
- through having a certain amount of awareness in the dream anyway and you carry out the RC to verify that it is actually a dream
Adding onto what Moogle posted…
Find a common dream symbol and whenever you encounter it in real life, do a reality check.
For example, extremely common dream symbols for myself are pools and bathrooms… Everytime I go into a bathroom ANYWHERE, I look at my hands and ponder if I am dreaming for a few seconds. I don’t ever truly go swimming, so I can’t RC when I see a pool because… I don’t. 
But whenever I am near water or feel it, I do a RC.
GOOD LUCK WITH LUCID DREAMING.
mmh never thought about it that way. ill try tho. im up now attempting WBTB hope that works
didnt work. WILD seems to agree more with me. ive gotten so close to it