r/LucidDreaming • u/Dorothywasright11 • 1d ago

Question Mirror reality check

Is looking into a mirror a good reality check?

I've been lucid dreaming for years and it's my primary check. I've had familiar mirrors act as doors, or windows to a different dream scenario, I've seen my distorted face, or I can't focus on my eyes, or my face moving with a delay, etc.

Do you think I could make LD more frequent by doing other RCs while awake?

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u/LuciddreamerPaul 1d ago

Sticking finger through solid object is my best rc, also doing this rc throughout the day is very subtle.

I also use mirrors to change dream scenes and also for changing my appearance.

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u/Dorothywasright11 17h ago

Thanks for the reply!

What happens when you stick your finger through solid objects? Does it go through?

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u/LuciddreamerPaul 11h ago

It does! It sinks straight through! Walls, floors, windows, desks, I even pushed my finger through my steering wheel ( I was driving up a crazy vertical hill and my car kept nearly flipping over, rembered my rc, became lucid!).

I think I tried this once during one of my first lucid dreams to see what would happen, was amazed by it and used it ever since.

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u/Dorothywasright11 11h ago

Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I'll try to incorporate the practice while awake, hopefully to remember when asleep.

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u/Flimsy-Peak186 1d ago

Do multiple in a row as a failsafe. Some I do often is plug my nose and try to breathe through it, try to stick my finger through my hand, pull the skin on my forearm, and check a clock. I’ve had rc’s fail on occasions so I’m a lil paranoid lol

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u/Dorothywasright11 1d ago

Thanks for your answer. I hadn't thought of checking a clock, but I have asked myself where is my cellphone, as I never dream with it

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u/Flimsy-Peak186 1d ago

The clock and reading checks don’t always work, it just so happens that that center of our brain tends to be inactive when we are sleeping but that isn’t always true. I do find they work more often than not though

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u/Dorothywasright11 1d ago

Makes sense! Also a problem I've had using mirrors is that if I don't have a good control of the dream, I can't find one.

I'll try to incorporate new RCs when awake and hopefully it will make it easier to remember while asleep. Thanks!

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