Thread: Fail at Reality Checks?

Those kinds of dream signs aren't usually enough to trigger consciousness especially to someone new to LDing (although with time they can). Plus, they are variable in each dream so you won't be able to consistently use them. I personally do the RCs every 2-3 hours. I just made a similar post in another topic, so I would just recommend you read this and make sure you combine more than 1 of these at a time.

Edit: Didn't notice you say that you tried it and it failed. This is why I always emphasize doing more than one at a time because then in a dream if it fails you will remind yourself to do another one. I would personally recommend trying poking your hand and holding your breath since the breathing one is really obvious (you'll have to test around what works best for you).

http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.c...ty-checks.html