I've read through a lot of posts about failed RCs and it got me thinking. Is it possible that the mind 'purposefully' resists reality checks? On some level we all understand that an RC leads to lucidity-- something our bodies seem pre-coded to deny us.

Basically, I had my first failed DILD last night (that is, I almost did an RC, but failed). I was standing in a very odd place with my mother, and realized that the situation was a bit out of the ordinary. I thought, "Maybe I should do an RC..." but at that moment, my mom pushed me into the street in front of a car (as if that wasn't enough of an RC for me!). Whatever the outcome, it distracted me from doing the RC and from becoming lucid.

So given the frequency of failed RCs, is it possible there is some psychological/biological mental resistance behind it?