Ok, I just... have to ask.

If you were to try and fall asleep conciously, when you're NOWHERE near a REM period, would you still enter sleep paralysis?

I know, it's a newbie question. I just had to ask.

I just tried this and I felt it coming but then woke back up. Whether that was just due to inexperience or no REM is unknown to me, but still.

I'm not sure, but my prediction is yes. It's just very hard to do and requires copious amounts of patience and mental discipline.

Yes you can. But you will more than likely fall asleep.

I guess, but I mean you need REM to dream. Do you just get stuck there for an hour until REM strikes and then leave?

You will fall asleep. Unless you purposely wake yourself.

Thanks for the replies :)

..and no, you dont need REM to dream.. REM just provides the vivid, creative dreams... They are usually the ones people remember.

Siphorix is right...
You also have NREM dreams...
but these are extremely illogical and abstract...boring too..
-Sam

You still enter sleep paralysis, but you don't get stuck in SP for an hour. You just fall asleep like normal.

It depends on the person. The only time I've had any luck entering SP was in falling asleep for the first time at night.

Yes it is definitely possible.A few years ago I WILDed by mistake immediately after I went to bed.It was my first time and until 3 months ago I had no idea what I did that night :)

From what I remember, right when you get into bed, you're not in a REM period, but people (including myself) have entered sleep paralysis. However, it'd be near impossible to actually enter a dream, because you'd either drift asleep or a dream wouldn't form.