Whenever you do a reality check, you need to expect there to be something strange. When you look at your hands just expect there will be more than 5 fingers. Believe that you actually can put your finger through your palm. Then look around and ask yourself if you are dreaming. Don't just do reality checks without thinking about it (like a habit) that is probably what you were doing wrong. You need to be more aware doing the RCs. Good luck and welcome to Dreamviews.