So i've been trying to LD for months now unsuccessfully without a dream journal, but recently i read a post about how to achieve sleep paralysis and tried it. So it was bed time and i layed there trying and feel asleep like 5 minutes later as usual (if anyone has any tips on how to stay awake while closing eyes please tell me.)

BUT

I woke up 5 hours later and tried it again, but this time i wasnt as tired, so i layed there still for minutes with my eyes closed but my concious fully aware, not tired at all. I kept laying there and laying there and suddenly out of no where, it got harder to breathe instantly. I kinda had some feeling of sinking in, but not much. This lasted about 3 minutes, and then everything went back to normal, i was just laying there with my eyes closed and still.

Was i about to enter sleep paralysis? What can i do to keep it going after the breathing thing instead of returning back to a normal state?

Thanks!