Hey there everyone, I've only started experimenting with lucid dreams over the past few weeks and just signed up to this forum to get some more information.

I'm still working on my dream recall before I focus on lucid dreaming, but I've got a question about something that happens as I go to sleep.

A few times in the last fortnight, rather than just going to sleep like normal, I have tried lying on my back completely still and focusing on lucid dreaming and recall... in the hope that I might be able to 'encourage' a lucid dream and remember it.

I can keep myself fairly focused and feel my body get heavy and my mind slow down... but after 15 to 30 minutes, either my legs or arms get a sudden jolt or spasm and startle me wide awake (but I'm not sure if I was even asleep). Last night my arms literally flew up off the bed.

I'm just wondering if this has anything to do with lucid dreaming or sleep paralysis... or if it's just something weird that happens?

Thanks,
Matthew