Was I close to SP(sleep paralysis)

**JohnnyScene** · 01-11-2012 07:28 PM

After reading about the WILD technique I decided to try it out for myself. So I'm laying down and im keep as still as possible with eyes close counting 1. I am dreaming 2. I am dreaming all the to 99 then I restart. As I'm on my 3rd set of counting I begin to see white lights and my body began to shake and I could feel my surroundings starting to fade. At this point I kind of felt as if my breathing started to become somewhat shallow and my heart began to beat rapidly and this concerned me because I have anxiety and feeling normally is what I experience during a panic attack. I ended up opening my eyes because it starteled me, im still feeling shaky. Was this a stage of WILD/SP?

I'd like to say his hasn't discouraged me an I still want to try and take it further.

**fOrceez** · 01-12-2012 06:13 AM

Indeed it was! Sounds like you were experiencing the first stage of actually being in SP. The lights/shaking is a part of HH/HI (Hypnagogic Hallucinations/Imagery). Next time what you should start doing is to control your breathing and just relax. I also used to get anxiety attacks and as someone that used to experience anxiety, the best advice i can give for that is just to focus on controlling your breathing. Take deep breaths and just focus on what your breathing sounds like and how steady it is.

**JohnnyScene** · 01-12-2012 11:24 AM

I've come a long way with controlling my anxiety but the when I experience things that I know isn't normal I tend to freak out. For instance I can't experiment with recreational drugs such as marijuana because of the the feeling of being high, with that said though I really want to lucid dream it's become almost an obsession I just find it fascinating. I'll try and stay calm and focus on my breathing but one more question before I go, as I enter the first stage again do I still count or just focus on that breathing?