have you read up on sleep paralysis?
one time when I was having a sleep paralysis I tried really hard to move my arms. instead, two ghostly arms moved out of my physical arms and started moving. Then I woke up for real.
as for your road block, thats a problem that needs to be fixed!! There is nothing else you can do, but conquer the fear right? I mean, the alternative is to never enjoy a lucid dream. Its not impossible to conquer your fear, and with dream control you can do it! The first step is to desire lucid dreaming, and see it as a fun experience.
When you go to sleep at night, forget the lucid nightmares, forget they ever happened. Dreams are primarily shaped out of our expectations. If you expect a lucid dream to be frightful, it will be. Instead, expect it to be fun and exciting. I suggest day-dreaming something you would like to do in a lucid dream as you fall asleep. Wether its flying, breathing underwater, exploring space or what not. Believe as you fall asleep that this is what your dream will be like tonight.
If those screams and frightful sensations come back, you dont have to leave the dream to leave the situation. This morning in my lucid dream I was nearly gang raped. I became scared and ran from the situation, then I remembered this is a dream and I am in control. But although I knew this was a dream, I didnt want to even look at the rapists again, or the horrible environment I was in. I just wanted to leave, desparately. As I approached a door that was originally leading into a bedroom I screamed "DREAM, BEHIND THIS DOOR IS A BEAUTIFUL BEACH!" Well, it wasnt the most beautiful beach I have ever seen to be honest, and the ocean looked more like a giant pool than anything else. But the sun was shining, kids were laughing, dogs were chasing lobsters, and there was a forest of palm trees behind me. It was nice enough to forget the horrible world on the other side of the door!
So if you find it hard to literally 'battle' your fear, just find a way to leave without actually leaving the dream.
Try using a door the next time you feel scared. And tell yourself, or command the dream that something else will be on the other side, what ever you want it to be. Close the door behind you and never look back, and never think about what you left behind the door. This way the dream characters and the voices are sorta trapped behind the door. You can also try flying into another dream. To fly into another dream, fly up high into the sky, above the cloudline so that you can't see the world below you. Then fly back down, and before you can see whats below the clouds already start thinking what you would like to see there. An ocean, a forest, your home town, ect. I've done this a lot when I have nightmares, works every time. Sometimes there is even a portal in the clouds waiting to transpart me to my happier dream.
Things to remember, don't 'run' away from your fear. If you run away you are constantly thinking if its behind you, you created the dream. If you think something evil is right behind you, what do you think will happen? It will be behind you. You want to find a way to leave the situation while forgetting what you left behind. I also suggest learning to walk through walls. This way you can run through wall after wall after wall until you feel more comfortable so that you can focus on using another technique like creating a world behind a door.
Also if you are religious or spiritual, you can use names or commands when you feel something 'evil' in a dream. For example a christian dreamer can yell 'in the name of Jesus Christ!' to something evil in a dream, and it will go away as long as they believe the name of Jesus Christ is powerful enough to conquer evil. You can also yell "Light!" if you feel light has some power over evil. It might just give you enough confidence, even if for a moment to realize you can be in control of the dream!
happy lucid dreaming!
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