Thread: WILD attempt: erratic breathing. can you relate?

I can relate. Weird stuff starts to happen to my body as I fall asleep. I have a hard time ignoring it, so I normally like for my attention to be as far removed as possible by the time I get this close. I will focus on my body to get into a state of deep relaxation, and even use the ghost movement thing you mentioned. When I feel deeply relaxed, I will then move my attention to an imaginary scene, and an imaginary body. This helps me lose track of my real body, and ignore all the wacky stuff.

If you do get kicked out, like you described, don't give up. Even if you feel like you have completely regained consciousness, it only takes a few seconds to get back to the right state of mind. Just keep doing what you were doing. Normally, I will bounce in and out two or three times before the dream really takes hold. Just hang out as long as possible. Act like you are waiting for a movie to start.

thanks everyone. ou guys all basically said to not focus on my breathing, but on other things like the scene. i was hoping on doing that when sleep paralysis occurs, but i'll just do it when i start breathing alot. thanks again awesome people