Thread: Fear of not being able to wake up

it has happened to me that ive become lucid in an unpleasant dream and tried waking up but was unable at and other times its easy. Its nothing really to be scared of though because whether you like it or not your body is gonna wake up like normal in the morning - even if the dream lasts thats just the way it goes so i dont understand what you have to worry about.. i find when i cant wake up from a dream its because im actually not trying to, only thinking about trying to if that makes sense.

huh...a fear of waking....sometimes i wish that i wouldnt wake. But only when im having a great dream

Like we all say, our dreams dont controll us, we controll our dreams, we shouldnt WANT to wake up at ALL, we should want to dream as much as we can , its the best thing since sliced bread!, you face your fears etc... its why we become lucid.

It is very hard to awaken yourself during a REM cycle. It should end naturally, otherwise you may panic yourself out again. Take advantage of being lucid. And don't worry about spending hours dreaming. That isn't possible. It is done through a phenomenon called: Time Dialation.

As pspsoldier mentioned, it is very hard to awaken yourself during a REM cycle. If try very hard and actually manage there is a risk you will experiece sleep paralysis when you wake up.. this can be quite scary as it often also involves hallucinations. bottom line is just enjoy the dream and if anything avoid waking up haha

You just need more experience. Fears go away after you have many LDs.

thanks for the posts guys.

Yeh, I think I'm over that fear now, I'll be ready and waiting for my next LD.

About SP, I experienced it a few wakes ago after attempting (and very nearly succeeding 3 times) to WILD after a night on mdma.

It's a very scary experience, it's literally like leaving one world and entering another, unlike a DILD. I experienced SP when waking myself up (due to being scared) as my WILDs took place. As I started to be able to feel my dream body and see a clear image, I'd freak out and open my eyes.

For a few seconds I was unable to move and heard loud booming sorts of noises in my ears. After a few seconds I could move again, fortunately for me I didn't experience any terrifying hallucinations.

yea sleep paralysis can be creepy indeed, though I hear its far more likely to occur when sleeping on your back.

One experiece I had was very similar except a hooded figure at the door was talking to me, although it was terrifying after realising i could not move i somehow managed to calm down and drift into sleep again after telling the figure to please go away.
It seems strange to me that the entity associated with sleep paralysis is almost always seen as negative and scary and many people have very similar descriptions..

Originally Posted by ichigo

It seems strange to me that the entity associated with sleep paralysis is almost always seen as negative and scary and many people have very similar descriptions..

I guess its the physical feelings of SP and the feeling of helplessness which puts people on edge. This drives expectations of a sinister presence. And of course expectation drives dreams.

As a result, visions generally aren't happy bunnies.

Fighting out of a rem cycle and then fighting off sleep paralysis quickly is a great challenge and can have many interesting results.

I had an interesting semi-OBE the first time I tried this. I was 1/2 awake and paralyzed, so I tried to roll over violently to snap out of the 1/2 dream and sleep paralysis. Except I didn't really roll over, my dream body rolled over, yet I still had the sensation of my real body being paralyzed. Then I began to become conscious and had major vertigo as my body tried to figure out which way I was really facing. Interesting sensation, I felt stretched to the point I was going to hurl

I recommend everyone try it at least once.