Thread: REM before sleep paralysis?

Originally Posted by VegasDreaming

Siph, something similar to that happened to me last night, while trying a MILD. I felt my body sink into my bed and my head felt like it was being pulled inward, out of my body, and it started to feel like I was spinning. But for the life of me I couldn't get comfortable so I was snapped out of it. Does this mean I was on the right track?

That is very tricky to answer.
1st, mine aren't uncomfortable. I usually get SERIOUS itches, and sometimes a lower back ache. (a test to scratch, or roll over)
2nd, if you just go with it, while keeping the same mental state, you will reach the next stage in the WILD process.

Here is the twist.
That COULD be the start of an OBE (a different type of LD). There are many ways to test if that is the case, see if your are LDing, etc.
-or-
Your body was moving to the next stage, which is what the body sensations were, WHILE it was testing to see if you are actually awake.
-or-
You had already hit all the stages, and when you moved, it started a false awakening.

The body will sometimes give you the WORST feeling of pain, uncomfortableness, itches, tingles, feeling of asleep, etc. - It does this so that if you really are awake, you will react to them. Your body doesnt want you make you completely paralyzed if you are actually awake...

(Before I new what LDing, Sleep Paralysis, etc was, on many occasions, I would wake up, being completely paralysed unable to move and muscle on my body.. It was the most frightening thing in the world, I was having a panic attack. I thought My brain detached from my body, or something went wrong. I thought I could be stuck in that state, unable to move or call for help.. and no-one would know what was wrong with me, that I would evetually die)...

To prevent that and other feelings/shocks, your body will do a series of "tests" throughout different stages. Once it is convinced you(your conscious mind) is asleep, it will then proceed.



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I got itches and twitches and stuff too but the itches could be just because I have eczema. I just posted the spinning part because that felt really odd, like someone below me was gently pulling my head inwards to my chest.

I usually get the opposite. haha.. I feel like im growing.. Like a giant, like my body is getting stretched apart. It's really trippy, lol. I usually feel like a T-Rex. A long body and little arms...