I used to have really bad SP, it plagued me, and the only way to prevent it would be to jiggle, and wiggle myself to sleep, the only way to break out of the SP would be to move my toe. Also had the SP where I could feel stuff, at the time I interpreted it as an "evil" force/person. I didn't have a crocodile who would assist me in dreaming, but I did have an Irish GI Joe soldier I loved to play with during the day, I would meet him in dreaming and then become lucid. When I was little, I remember how vivid it felt, even the flying, the wind, warmth of the sun, etc.(even pain I would wake up still sore in the spot injured during the nightmare).
With the shadow, hey, it does happen during a SP episode on occasion or perhaps varies by person. I believe they are called Hypnogogic Hallucinations, you can interact with it just like a DC. Which can be cool, if it's scary you can tell it to go away, it will. I'm one of those persons who although super scared, my curiosity gets the best of me, so after a few years of being terrorized and finally learning how to break free, I decided to investigate. If that's not your style, that's cool. but if it helps any, I've found that on the nights of intense SP, that's it's easier to LD as well. Also, I've found that relaxing through the SP makes it an easier transition from SP to LD, if it helps any.
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