RC's are being weird....

**Zionoxis** · 02-22-2011 09:59 PM

Alright, I am supposed to RC a lot to see if I"m dreaming. Recently, I have been doing that quite often, but when I RC in the real world, I get a different outcome. Usually, I will try to hold my nose in a dream and attempt to breathe. It can still breathe. For some reason, this check does not make me lucid. Why is this?

I do it but do not realize I am dreaming. I simply do it. What in the world?

**Alpha502** · 02-22-2011 10:04 PM

I had this problem too, the first few times.
you really have to question if you are dreaming when you do it in the day...
it's kinda wierd, but it works for me.

**TheDudeAbides** · 02-22-2011 10:45 PM

Some reality checks dont work for everyone or some just work better. I suggest trying different ones or multiple checks at once. Sometimes I think the reason RCs worked for me was in my dream I would say to myself "this is wierd I must be dreaming" and then the RC would confirm it, instead of randomly doing a RC to make me lucid.

**silver2k** · 02-22-2011 10:58 PM

You are doing them to get them overwith, that's why it doesn't work for you. You have to question reality! Observe your surroundings and ask yourself how you got to where you are etc.

**Rawracookie** · 02-23-2011 12:04 AM

I read that you have to question reality deeper than that. I've not been lucid yet, but recently I've started looking at my hands and see the two letters on each hand. Then I look and itemize the contents of the room. I read that you have to ask "Am I dreaming?" And feel out your surroundings to see if they seem normal. I spend 10-20 seconds looking around. Then I ask again. I do the the nose check. So far, the answer is "No, I am awake." >.< I'm hoping all the reading I'm doing will help my dream recall and eventually lucidity.