Thread: Reality Checks Did Not Work

Last nght, i had a non-lucid, lucid dream....

I went to sleep at like 12:15, and fell asleep pretty fast.

Dream starts here...
I woke up, in my room. My bed and stuff were all moved, but that didnt matter all felt normal to me, and i did the nose RC, and it worked, but i never became lucid, i did the nose RC check a few times, and after each time i would rub my hands, i probably shouldnt be using "I" because i was not in control. My dream continued with me dreaming about what i would do in a lucid dream.

Why didnt i relize i was dreaming after the RCs? I think my dream self even said "I am dreaming" but none of that sparked anything to make me become lucid.

Something that blocks your RC may be the fact that your nose is full and it's not possible to breath it.
If you wanted to do an RC, you could try to do something you could do while being lucid.

Originally Posted by ThisGuy

Something that blocks your RC may be the fact that your nose is full and it's not possible to breath it.
If you wanted to do an RC, you could try to do something you could do while being lucid.[/b]

But my nose RC's came back positive, i was able to breath thru my nose.

well actually as long as you were aware that you were dreaming then you had a lucid, being able to control your dream is completely different from the term lucid, lucid simply means "mentally clear", for the nose RC, i do this RC aswell, but sinceyou were not aware i'd just say that you had a dream you did an RC and the dream contained a small amount of awareness but shortly after you lost that awareness before being able to be aware that you were dreaming, if this problem persists maybe when aware in your dream don't do the nose RC, do another, or maybe observe your surroundings, think about what you've done in the past few hours, think about what you intend to do, don't let the dream world trick you, it has a habit of doing that, good luck with further lucids though.

Originally Posted by lucid_seeker

well actually as long as you were aware that you were dreaming then you had a lucid, being able to control your dream is completely different from the term lucid, lucid simply means[/b]

I wasnt aware i was lucid, it was a normal dream

and Thanks Jess

Originally Posted by SGBuddy23

I wasnt aware i was lucid, it was a normal dream

and Thanks Jess [/b]

ok well let me know if the problem persists, but if this a one off then you should be fine when it comes to lucid dreams, good luck with your RC's and future lucid dreams, don't let it get you down either, its just part of the process, these sort of things happen to many lucid dreamers, just don't let it get to you, move on and you'll have some great lucid dreams to come!

Originally Posted by lucid_seeker

ok well let me know if the problem persists, but if this a one off then you should be fine when it comes to lucid dreams, good luck with your RC's and future lucid dreams, don't let it get you down either, its just part of the process, these sort of things happen to many lucid dreamers, just don't let it get to you, move on and you'll have some great lucid dreams to come![/b]

Thanks, means alot

SGBuddy23, that's really encouraging, don't feel like it didn't work.

You're one step closer to becoming fully lucid.

Don't give up on the RCs, they obviously will work for you!

Originally Posted by SGBuddy23

Last nght, i had a non-lucid, lucid dream....

I went to sleep at like 12:15, and fell asleep pretty fast.

Dream starts here...
I woke up, in my room. My bed and stuff were all moved, but that didnt matter all felt normal to me, and i did the nose RC, and it worked, but i never became lucid, i did the nose RC check a few times, and after each time i would rub my hands, i probably shouldnt be using "I" because i was not in control. My dream continued with me dreaming about what i would do in a lucid dream.

Why didnt i relize i was dreaming after the RCs? I think my dream self even said "I am dreaming" but none of that sparked anything to make me become lucid.[/b]

Hi..U could try doing the 'Matrix' RC because by default the movie if U've seen it is connected to dreaming so most likely it will trigger some lucidity. It's very simple, if U've seen the movie U would know that there is a giant phone jack thingy at the back of Ur head between the neck and the head area...just reach to feel it with Ur hands. If U think it's there most likely it will...then U know for sure Ur dreaming. U can use it in darkness too so it's very convenient to use also and anywhere. It gave me a lucid...almost 2 because in the other one I din't think it to be there....

IMJ

Hey buddy, you should be happy, you came very close. It just means
that if you keep trying, you will have a full blown Lucid Dream very soon.

Maybe the source of the problem is tied to how you do reality checks on a regular basis. When you do the RC, do you spend a moment after it thinking: "Ok, that didn't work, so I'm not asleep/dreaming", and what this really means, or is it just kinda something you do quickly? It's a bit difficult to get into a sort of pattern where you're not just repeating a phrase to yourself like "I'm not dreaming" after having done an RC, but actually thinking about what it means. Otherwise it can just end up being a phrase that has no meaning to you, and therefore won't actually trigger consciousness in a dream, or give you a sort of feeling where you "know" you're dreaming, but aren't really consciously aware. I've had similar problems and I'm always kinda debating on how lucid I was in certain LDs. A nice, helpful post concerning this is here. Hope this helps for future LDs!

Originally Posted by Wildman

Maybe the source of the problem is tied to how you do reality checks on a regular basis. When you do the RC, do you spend a moment after it thinking: "Ok, that didn't work, so I'm not asleep/dreaming", and what this really means, or is it just kinda something you do quickly? It's a bit difficult to get into a sort of pattern where you're not just repeating a phrase to yourself like "I'm not dreaming" after having done an RC, but actually thinking about what it means. Otherwise it can just end up being a phrase that has no meaning to you, and therefore won't actually trigger consciousness in a dream, or give you a sort of feeling where you "know" you're dreaming, but aren't really consciously aware. I've had similar problems and I'm always kinda debating on how lucid I was in certain LDs. A nice, helpful post concerning this is here. Hope this helps for future LDs![/b]

I think your right... I dont think i take RCs seriously enough, i just quickly do them at random times through out my day.