Originally posted by RamboCaliente
Hi!
To date, I have had about 3 lucid dreams. In 2 of them however, I've had a problem. *

In one dream, I had a false awakening. However, I suspected I was dreaming (it was unusually bright, almost ridiculously bright). I tried the hand into hand RC and it failed. I tried again, this time without looking at my hands. It didn't work. Unfortunately, I let my dream get the best of me, and I was fooled. Something like this happened last night.
My question is, is this normal for newbies? I have only been doing this for about a month. Should I try other reality checks? Any ideas?
Any help would be appreciated. *
[size=18]Hello & welcome RamboCaliente!

This is not just an issue for newbies. Sometimes your subconscious is just not willing to give up control easily. Sometimes you have to come up with a more unique method for an RC.