ive been doing a lot of research on obe's lately and it seems like one of the most important things is to get into sleep paralysis. is this true? ive never been able to achieve sleep paralysis but am working on it.

i know a lot of you believe that OBE's are just lucid dreams, but are there any of you out there that have had OBE's and believe its not the same as lucid dreaming? can you explain why you feel this way?