Thread: Attain Sleep Paralysis and Lucid Dreaming within about 20 minutes!

Originally Posted by topten35

I did this last night nice post, but the problem i had was this, sp happend so fast that i was kind of not fully aware but in a way i was. When i was in sp, i had the cover completely covered me and i think i was dreaming, because something was different, i'm not sure, but i thought someone was on top of me when i was in sp, but i pull the blanket from over my face particially and there was no one there, and i was still in sp! That was the amazing part for me, but i was so afraid when i thought that someone was on top of me that i fought the sp and i got out of sp, that messed everything up for me and i could of possibly had entered into a dream. Except for the fact, if i was dreaming, i was dreaming that i was still in bed and everything looked so real, i just don't know how i got into sp so fast wow! I haven't gotten into sp in about a month or so ago, and the last time i got in sp what happend was, i was dreaming that i was in my room and i was floating toward the ceiling. When you're in sp, why does it feel like someone's laying on top of you when you know noone is really there? The old hag thing.

As I said, entering SP while concious can be scary, Now that sensation that someone was on top of you, That is called the lead blanket effect, it feels that somone/something is pushing down on your chest, making it extremely hard to breathe. It is different for every person, on how fast you go into SP for some, it happens very quickly, for some it can't happen. Anyways, it feels like someone is on top of you, because you can't breathe that well, and your bones are pressuring against you.

Originally Posted by coopercrue

As I said, entering SP while concious can be scary, Now that sensation that someone was on top of you, That is called the lead blanket effect, it feels that somone/something is pushing down on your chest, making it extremely hard to breathe.

I had such problems with SP when I wasn't practicing LDs. I found solution for the heaviness on the chest...simply roll over to your right side.
I know that is the moment when your body is much likely to get out of SP, but to remain in it I simply play dead (I exhale, hold it and imagine being dead for a second or two) and then I simply continue with my regular breathing pattern.

Originally Posted by coopercrue

As I said, entering SP while concious can be scary, Now that sensation that someone was on top of you, That is called the lead blanket effect, it feels that somone/something is pushing down on your chest, making it extremely hard to breathe. It is different for every person, on how fast you go into SP for some, it happens very quickly, for some it can't happen. Anyways, it feels like someone is on top of you, because you can't breathe that well, and your bones are pressuring against you.

I think it would be best if you go to sleep normally first and then wake up after 4-5-6 hours and lay on the ground. That way you'll have a higher change of entering REM sleep instead of non-REM.