Hey guys,

So I was dreaming away and I was like, bam, I know I'm in a situation where it was so unlikely to be real that I know I'm dreaming. I got the feeling like sweet, I'm going to have a lucid dream.

I did the nose block plug and I attempted to breath. I felt my chest try to tense up and breath and I couldn't breath in the dream. I tried really hard to do this in the dream.

After I tried that I looked up and my family was like wtf are you doing. Then I thought how vivid the dream was, it was crazy vivid and figured that I must be actually awake... you know when you look in the mirror in the morning when you wake up, wash your hands and you know you're really awake... that's what it felt like after I did the breathing nose plug thing in the dream. Needless to say I missed/screwed up the cue.

I should try looking at my hands next time, I just always seem to default to the breathing, which is not always successful.

In retrospect, I feel that I was so sure I was in a lucid dream I should have just explored in the dream and not be so worried about the reality check which I think held me back. Other times I have become lucid, no RC's are necessary and I just 'flash' into the understanding that I'm dreaming.

Anyway else have problems with this technique? What are you most successful techniques??

Cheers