Thread: How Do I Go From Sleep Paralysis > Lucid Dreaming

I've had a decent amount of experience with WILDs..in fact, most of my LDs turn out being WILDs. The transition, at least for me, from sleep paralysis is not fun, and not easy either. What I found very helpful during this stressful period where you start to panic about not moving is to retract into my mind and not think about my body too much.

I think that is a little unclear so I'll clear it up with some explaination of how I WILD. I usually start by laying down when I am already very tired, eg. WBTB, and I imagine myself doing a form for Tae Kwon Do.. if you don't do a martial art you could imagine yourself doing any activity that is your hobby..for example you could imagine yourself kicking a soccer ball. Try to concentrate on imagine yourself doing exactly that thing over and over. The reason for this is that you will keep your mind active as your body falls asleep. This is about where I usually enter sleep paralysis...and I must let you know that about 70% of the time I flip out and get worked up to the point where I can move. The other 30% of the time I continue concentrating on my form..and I try to focus all of my thought on that rather than on the fact that I can't move. Whenever I am able to do this I always reach the point where there is a sound like a train passing me in my ears and then I "open" my eyes in dream and I'm LDing.

I guess the short answer to this long explaination is to just keep concentrating on your WILD technique.. Good Luck Dreaming!!

Originally Posted by Mortalis

I've had a decent amount of experience with WILDs..in fact, most of my LDs turn out being WILDs. The transition, at least for me, from sleep paralysis is not fun, and not easy either. What I found very helpful during this stressful period where you start to panic about not moving is to retract into my mind and not think about my body too much.

I think that is a little unclear so I'll clear it up with some explaination of how I WILD. I usually start by laying down when I am already very tired, eg. WBTB, and I imagine myself doing a form for Tae Kwon Do.. if you don't do a martial art you could imagine yourself doing any activity that is your hobby..for example you could imagine yourself kicking a soccer ball. Try to concentrate on imagine yourself doing exactly that thing over and over. The reason for this is that you will keep your mind active as your body falls asleep. This is about where I usually enter sleep paralysis...and I must let you know that about 70% of the time I flip out and get worked up to the point where I can move. The other 30% of the time I continue concentrating on my form..and I try to focus all of my thought on that rather than on the fact that I can't move. Whenever I am able to do this I always reach the point where there is a sound like a train passing me in my ears and then I "open" my eyes in dream and I'm LDing.

I guess the short answer to this long explaination is to just keep concentrating on your WILD technique.. Good Luck Dreaming!![/b]

Thats great thanks! Im sure once I learn to concentrate on turning it into an LD I'll be fine. Much Appreciated