Thread: Is possible that a RC fail in a dream?

In a non-lucid dream that I had today before jumping off a cliff I did two RCs, in the first I pinched my nose and I could not breathe and just to be sure I counted my finger and there was five. I was convinced that it wasnt a dream and didnt jump.
Is this possible?

Yep, it is possible and I believe it'll happen more than once to everyone. It kinda depends on your attitude if you make your RC hastly and don't really think about what a RC means then it can end up failing. The key here is that you should expect to be in a dream (also pay attention to your surroundings) and expect the desired outcome (ie breathing through your plugged nose). It can fail nevertheless, but you lower the potential of failing.

Yes, this happens to me frequently. When you feel the need to RC, this itself is kind of proof that you are dreaming. I will admit there are some weird occasions in WL that require a RC. But if you have the doubt, chances are that you are dreaming, keep RCing until you're convinced.

This has happened to me with the nose check, hand check, and environment check. I tried plugging my nose and breathing through once when I was 100% sure I was dreaming. I tried it 3 times in a row, but I still couldn't breathe through. I think it didn't work because I had made it too much of a habit in the real world. Now I'm experimenting with a different reality check that will hopefully give me a higher success rate.

recently i did did a nose plug RC and it worked. i could breathe even though my nose was plugged except i didnt become lucid. I just got all excited that the RC worked and then my dream went on

Yeah, happens to me sometimes.

Originally Posted by smouse

recently i did did a nose plug RC and it worked. i could breathe even though my nose was plugged except i didnt become lucid. I just got all excited that the RC worked and then my dream went on

I've had that happen, it sucks when you wake up and realize what happened.

I tried the nose plug RC in a dream once, it failed and I lost lucidity. RC's in a dream actually never work for me, I usually just have an "aha!" moment or have lucidity hit me out of nowhere. Instead of RC's, I cultivate awareness throughout the day.