sleeping on my back...

when i was younger, i used to get sleep paralysis almost every time i slept on my back. although i did not know what it was at the time, i did know that it was extremely scary and uncomfortable! since then, i have developed a habit of ONLY sleeping on my stomach. now, realizing the possibilities of SP pertaining to LDing, i want to try to sleep on my back again. however, every time i try, i become extremely uncomfortable and i have trouble breathing. does anyone else have this problem? it's like i can't really get a deep breath while lying on my back, and i am forced to turn over and find another sleep position. any quick-fix solutions? i have been mostly unsuccessful with WILDing and i have heard that it works best while lying on your back, but for me, that's almost impossible! thanks guys.

Huh. I've never had trouble breathing, but perhaps you can experiment by sleeping on extra pillows or something. Or, go to bed when you're really tired... that way you might not even notice your breathing problems.

going to sleep when i'm extremely tired actually does seem to work for me occasionally. but normally then, i'm too tired to even concentrate on WILDing and i just end up passing out :(

i'll try your pillow method though, seeing how i do normally try it with just one pillow!

I wouldn't recommend more pillows, I'd recommend less. Having your neck tilted while on your back clogs up your airways more, and perhaps your troubling breathing stems from that.

That sucks that you have SP, I've experienced that before and it really is horrible.

haha well, it's the price you pay to open up new doors for LDing!
i agree that it's extremely uncomfortable and i have never been able to just relax and go with it.
but with practice, it is a valuable technique that can be used to immediately bringing yourself into a lucid dream.

Yeah I thought about that too. In fact I think it would be best if you could prop up your upper half rather than just your head. But experiment.. you never know what might work for you.

i like that idea, Mes Tarrant.
i can assure you that i will be trying it in about 40 minutes or so!
wish me luck.

Yeah my father has this weird pillow that lifts your whole back, it rocks xD


anyway, try not to bother about it much - you're probably feeling that because you're not used/have bad experiences with sleeping on your back... so just go for it heh :P

I find I need to "lower my chin" to breathe deeply while lying on my back. I invite SP, because to me it means I'm almost lucid. It takes me a very long time to achieve SP on my back, as I usually sleep on my side.

Expecting SP may make it less unpleasant, or even something to look forward to.

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Originally Posted by wedontexist

when i was younger, i used to get sleep paralysis almost every time i slept on my back. although i did not know what it was at the time, i did know that it was extremely scary and uncomfortable! since then, i have developed a habit of ONLY sleeping on my stomach. now, realizing the possibilities of SP pertaining to LDing, i want to try to sleep on my back again. however, every time i try, i become extremely uncomfortable and i have trouble breathing. does anyone else have this problem? it's like i can't really get a deep breath while lying on my back, and i am forced to turn over and find another sleep position. any quick-fix solutions? i have been mostly unsuccessful with WILDing and i have heard that it works best while lying on your back, but for me, that's almost impossible! thanks guys.

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Simple, do this a week you are not disturbed in the morning, not by any sounds, or anyone, or anything! [As soon as e.g. one start to think: "Today I will first do this and do that,.. " One might forget the dreams. And then they can be mush harder to recall...]

Wake up one day. Then go till you get REALLY tired, but do not go to sleep. You can go to that point where you just must sleep, then just force yourself up, and go get light in your eyes, and do something. Then go for as long as you can again..

When you now go to sleep, you will be so tired that you can fall asleep on your back.

You will probably “fall” and shit in bed, as you slips in to any dream world, etcetera... (Probably know what I mean, or someone else here does it.)

Or at least, I know this works for me!

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Originally Posted by wedontexist

when i was younger, i used to get sleep paralysis almost every time i slept on my back. although i did not know what it was at the time, i did know that it was extremely scary and uncomfortable! since then, i have developed a habit of ONLY sleeping on my stomach. now, realizing the possibilities of SP pertaining to LDing, i want to try to sleep on my back again. however, every time i try, i become extremely uncomfortable and i have trouble breathing. does anyone else have this problem? it's like i can't really get a deep breath while lying on my back, and i am forced to turn over and find another sleep position. any quick-fix solutions? i have been mostly unsuccessful with WILDing and i have heard that it works best while lying on your back, but for me, that's almost impossible! thanks guys.

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I have trouble breathing, and my heart pounds really hard if I try to sleep on my back... do what is natural and seems comfortable to yoU ^.-

apparently if you sleep on your back your more likely to snore. i can only sleep in the fetal position

I haven't been able to sleep on my back, ever.