DILD -> Gravity RC

[Hukif]

[Sunshine]

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[KayTea]

This may be a stupid question - but how do you know when you have it memorized? I would say i know how my body feels pretty well, i could visualize what taking a step or running would feel like, but how do you memorize something like this in the sense that you would instantly know if it's not right?

[Hukif]

@moonbeam yay trying! Tell me if it helps you.

@KayTea Well, have you ever been sick and felt like everything is too heavy to even get out of bed? That would be a "not right" feeling, or when you are so happy everything feels really light? that is another one, yup. Or when wearing a back-pack, you are heavier than normal. Oh but, don't use backpacks too often, that would render the RC useless, just to get accustomed to more subtle changes of weight.

[Sunshine]

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[Hukif]

Pfft, what matters is our internal kid! And I'm sure you are pretty young inside, yup.
Using other body sensations should do it, good luck!
Also, I forgot to add something, another benefit is that the RC also stabilizes the dream naturally "adds".

[Sunshine]

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[Serenity]

You know, when you get old  , there are often aches and pains of the body, which I am going to use as reminders for this. So every pain or discomfort is a reminder to check the body-state.  I have had to go to a left-handed mouse due to over-use of the right hand, so that should be a frequent reminder too.

Body constant awareness, in addition or instead of mental constant awareness.  Maybe once I get in the habit, it will work better for me--the mental sure hasn't stuck yet.

Hehehe, this was mine for some time. "Do I hurt? No? Must be dreaming!" Unfortunately, it isn't always reliable, but the gravity thing totally is. I stopped using it in favour of nose-pinching, but... I should most definitely reprise it and perhaps combine the two (in my dreams, I never do two reality checks, despite doing like, 10 IWL).

[Sunshine]

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[Serenity]

I used back or leg pain. Those two are like constant dull aches, for me...

[Naiya]

Cool, I've been using this lately and I think it's been helping my awareness. My lucidity has shot up in the last few days (except last night, was too worried about today's exam).

[DrTechnical]

MB has an important observation. When you hit a certain age, eventually you will have something that hurts. I've used lack of back pain as a dream verification RC (my back does not bother me when dreaming). Obviously this notion of pain could be used other ways. I think there is an issue of expectation here. I expect it not to hurt, and hence it could be used as a RC check in that sense.

Per the original idea above, other expectations could be used in other ways.

[johnb]

MB has an important observation. When you hit a certain age, eventually you will have something that hurts. I've used lack of back pain as a dream verification RC (my back does not bother me when dreaming). Obviously this notion of pain could be used other ways. I think there is an issue of expectation here. I expect it not to hurt, and hence it could be used as a RC check in that sense.

Per the original idea above, other expectations could be used in other ways.

Great idea! But hope your back gets better.

[Aeolar]

TESTIMONY WARNING!!! :

I've been at this for a while now and it took a little time to get rolling but I've had 2 of the most stable lucids I've ever had. And they've been in a row, which never happens for me! I'd say try this out for a month and see how you do at the end of it! My awareness is much, much better now!

Yay Hukif!! Good guide, ty!

[Relyt]

I don't understand. What is the check? Making sure gravity still works?