Thread: Failed nose plug reality check

Hi,

I had a dream recently where I tried breathing through my nose while pinching it.
It worked, in the sense that I was able to breathe perfectly, but in the dream there was something wrong with my fingers - they had limited mobility and were kind of stuck in a fist. So when I did the reality check, I thought, 'Since I can't move my fingers very much maybe I can't cover my nostrils all the way."

In real life I use the palm push RC and combine it with the nose plug reality check, and tell myself that if I can breathe I'm dreaming. Before I start, I ask myself if I'm dreaming and consider that possibility, look around my surroundings for anything out of the ordinary and engage my other senses, becoming aware of my body and what everything feels like, before I perform the physical action.

Is there anything more I can do to get the RC to work in future dreams, or was this just bad luck?

Admins/moderators, this should probably be in general lucid discussion so please feel free to move it.