Thread: WILD - Wake Initiated Lucid Dream

I think a lot of the confusion comes from the use of the term SP that has changed over time. In the beginning the more or less normal paralysis was referred to a SP, there are tons of posts about this SP, and most of the people are still using this term.

Then more recently, there has been an update of definitions, and the then SP is now referred to as REM atonia. And the new SP is referred to as a medical condition. That being said, I think the guides are doing their best to explain to newbies with the recently agreed partial-consensus of the word. At the same time, a lot of us continue to use the term SP. I also prefer to use SP instead of rem Antonia, because the idea of sleep paralysis is easier to associate with what is happening.

Very little can be done about this situation, like I don't think it is possible to read, identify and edit all threads that supposedly incorrectly use SP and change the term to rem Atonia, and force everybody to use the more uncomfortable sounding word. We may be unnecessarily going into a vicious circle here.

What I think is much more important is educating people about the role of SP in sleeping and ld, whether it is necessary, should people look for it, be worried about it, etc. And with regards to that, the dream guides team is doing a great job, explaining well and giving the relevant links.