Thread: Practicing REALITY CHECKS as a primary method?

I apologize for the confusion as my use of the word 'fail' was not at all clear. I've had the finger through the hand fail for me a couple times, meaning it did not bring me into lucidity. Midnightfire, when i said make them fail, I should have said make them validate your dream state. Exp.: 1) If you plug your nose, don't pinch hard enough to stop your breath, and then say to yourself "yes, I'm definitely in a dream." 2) If you try to push your finger through your hand, instead push one finger between your fingers instead and say "yes, I'm definitely dreaming." You are just creating the expectation that the RC validates that you are indeed in a dream. You are getting in the habit of saying "yes, I am in a dream" after doing an RC check. Of course, just my personal perspective. And as stated above, put your focus into them. Don't do them haphazardly, or they will not penetrate into your subconscious as being important. Thanks for the reply.