Problem concerning SP

Hey guys, this is going to be my first post, so bare with me if i have got anything wrong!

Ive been interested in lucid dreaming for a few months now and last week i had 2 lucid dreams on the trot using the WILD technique and SP. SP really wasn't a problem until recently, when me and my friend (Username: SamYoung) did more in-depth research. It was then after that i got an episode of "old hag syndrome" seeing an elderly woman without a face lurking over me as i was attempting to have a LD. Ever since then, (this past week) i have been unable to have a lucid dream via WILD as every time i enter SP my heart rate increases dramatically. When i say that, I really mean it. VERY fast. This then causes me to not undergo SP, and so not having a LD the way i want to.

And so, i was wondering whether or not this happens to anyone else? If so, are there any tips you could offer me?

PS. I know that it is all in my head. In my mind i am not afraid of SP, but my body is. Its quite hard to explain. Oh, and please excuse any spelling/grammar mistakes as im dyslexic :cheeky:

There is a constant fear feeling with SP everytime, it's uncontrollable. But if you are really not scared, then you should just try to be as calm as you can.

Or you could even just try to turn that hallucination into something less scary... like a rat or something... :)

...and well, since WILD goes this easy for you, it would be a shame if you would stop doing it because of SP.

i Just thought i would update everyone. Last night i tried SP again 3 times with no avail. Every time i feel a part of my body creep into numbness my heartbeat rises incredibly high knocking me out of any attempt of continuing it. Its not as if i am afraid of hallucination or anything, i WANT it to happen. My body just freaks out now and i have no control. Very annoying. Anyone else got any ideas?

Leecheyboy,

I find that I do have this problem from time to time too when I'm focused on trying to lie still, my heart beat jumps up like I've been sprinting. What I found helpful is that I keep telling myself to calm down and I take deep breaths. Well, "deep" might be a relative term, over time, I've gotten to the point where I'm able to take the right amount of breath that keeps me from breaking out of my sleep paralysis. At that point, our body has fallen asleep and has essentially slowed down so that it doesn't breathe as much so that when our minds are awake and "aware," we panic because we're not getting enough air. I'm not sure if that's the technical way of explaining it but it feels to be the reason for me.

So long story short, when you start feeling a little panicked, breathe!