Your individual SP stages

[Artixknight]

**posted from another thread*** I don't believe there is any textbook process for everyone. The stages you go through to get into SP are kind of individual; or so I believe. If you look for different stages and signs, this may distract you and prevent you from going into SP. Just "ride it out" and "go with the flow." Here are my stages in order from first to last: -Hands kind of numb -Arms begin to numb; arms or legs then twitch -Ears start ringing; become plugged -Light headed feelings -mild feeling of head sinking into pillow -random sounds. some sound like they are physically real; some I just hear inside of my head and I know I didn't intentionally create them. -Legs go kind of numb, starting from the feet -urges to turn over, itch, swallow, etc. -thoughts flow randomly; increased noises; mild shaking -Hands feel non existent, or extremely numb -Colors in eyelids become flattened out; eyes feel heavier -Arms feel non existent, or extremely numb -Legs feel numb (mild to extreme) -thoughts float around room; head feels like a balloon -body becomes heavier -feels like I am floating or spinning on an axis -body begins shaking; twitching -releases of energy or weight off of chest -eyes twitch; thoughts become extremely vivid; noises louder; buzzing next to ear -The final stages! "pins in needles" all over my body, extreme heaviness, loud and sharp sounds, weird eye movements, heavier weight on eyelids, shaking, etc. -pins and needles clear off, leaving body relaxed, yet still in a heavy and numb state -loss of feeling over body... eyes are closed but still feel open... (Am I dreaming?) *thinks about a dream* -falls into a dream

[DiScReEt]

**posted from another thread*** I don't believe there is any textbook process for everyone. The stages you go through to get into SP are kind of individual; or so I believe. If you look for different stages and signs, this may distract you and prevent you from going into SP. Just "ride it out" and "go with the flow." Here are my stages in order from first to last: -Hands kind of numb -Arms begin to numb; arms or legs then twitch -Ears start ringing; become plugged -Light headed feelings -mild feeling of head sinking into pillow -random sounds. some sound like they are physically real; some I just hear inside of my head and I know I didn't intentionally create them. -Legs go kind of numb, starting from the feet -urges to turn over, itch, swallow, etc. -thoughts flow randomly; increased noises; mild shaking -Hands feel non existent, or extremely numb -Colors in eyelids become flattened out; eyes feel heavier -Arms feel non existent, or extremely numb -Legs feel numb (mild to extreme) -thoughts float around room; head feels like a balloon -body becomes heavier -feels like I am floating or spinning on an axis -body begins shaking; twitching -releases of energy or weight off of chest -eyes twitch; thoughts become extremely vivid; noises louder; buzzing next to ear -The final stages! "pins in needles" all over my body, extreme heaviness, loud and sharp sounds, weird eye movements, heavier weight on eyelids, shaking, etc. -pins and needles clear off, leaving body relaxed, yet still in a heavy and numb state -loss of feeling over body... eyes are closed but still feel open... (Am I dreaming?) *thinks about a dream* -falls into a dream I have a lot of things in common with your experience. Because I haven't experienced full on SP yet, I can't really comment. But I do pretty effortlessly get to the parts I've bolded in your quote, but then it usually stops there. It may be b/c I lose focus or b/c i concentrate too much on the feelings, but then if I don't I start to lose consciousness and i'll slip into sleep. It's so aggravating! Lol, but I know, practice makes perfect