I can NOT get into sleep paralysis if my life depended on it!

Long time ago I wanted to know what it felt like to be paralyzed,powerless,and unable to move.I wanted to be able to fly,visit far places (like Japan,not the moon lol)I found out about sleep paralysis,then OBE's and really recently Lucid Dreams....I have tried to get into sleep paralysis...but at first I would just get an awesome night of sleep.Now I am working a little harder(ex:counting breaths,counting down...)I do not even get the urge to move...My eyes don't move...I just think random thoughts like Icecream...or The pigeon guy(Willie the weightlifter on the old Mission Impossible)My lovers face,my dog Gabe.....Candles,socks,...I just don't even control or focus on them.Then after a long while it is like I have a wave of awareness go over me,Like I was drifting.I don't move a muscle for hours...Not even my eyes.My only real problem with doing the process is I don't know how to breathe.Breathing has always been a concious effort because My birth mother used cocaine all through the 9months of pregnancy.....So I don't breathe without thinking about it unless my MIND is asleep..And I have no clue how I breathe when I sleep(as in rhythm)Help sorry this is so long,and thank you for your replies...Niewbii

I've been trying to get SP for a little while on and off (I'm not very dedicated). Since I've become educated on it, I've gotten it twice. The first time, i just lay there and didn't think about it and it happened very quickly. The second time it came on accident while dozing after waking in the middle of the night (it then took me directly into a lucid dream). So with my very little experience, thinking about it too much doesn't help. I know it's much easier said than done, but don't try too hard! ;) And sorry I can't answer your breathing question:(.

Hi Niewbii :)

1. Many people new to LDing see SP as a goal, without which they can't get into LD or OBE, and if they don't feel it, they think they have failed. And this would be fine, if you have no problem getting into SP and acctually be aware of it. But if you are like me (and many others) that do get into SP without being aware of it, I would suggest stop trying to get into SP. Instead, make your goal getting into LD.

2. It's hard to get into SP at the beginning of sleep. It's recommended to try after at least 4.5 hours of sleep in general.

3. You can adjust your breathing to be in rhytm with your mantra. For example, you say 'I am' on inhale and 'dreaming' on exhale. I downloaded this track (Chakra stimulation, trance and astral projection using harmonic box entrainment) from g n o m a d. Read the instructions on the website. First part is about chakras, and second for LD and OBE. In this second part, I was watching in amazement, as my breathing switched to a pattern of a sleeping person, while I was totaly aware of it. Maybe it will help you with your breathing. Hope this helps:)

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