Thread: new poster, long time lucid dreamer and sleep paraylsis chick

hey, i'm casey. i'm 31 and have been lucid dreaming since I was 15. For the most part I just have fun with my dreams, changing things and having fun. The times I've had sleep paralysis I always knew what was going on but continued to feel and see things while awake. I have had SP probably 10-15 times in the last 5 years.
(my understanding of SP is everyone is paralyzed during REM but when you awake during REM or at the end of it, that part of your brain that keeps you paralyzed doesn't click off, so there I am, lying there, unable to move. I may still feel or hear things, and sometimes I have even seen things in my room, but my eyes are open, I am conscious, but I can't move no matter how hard I try. I believe I astrally projected during one of these episodes years ago) I have never intentionally tried to have sleep paralysis and I don't understand why you would want to except maybe to project..but I'm new at really studying up on this subject.
I just now found this site five minutes ago, but was excited to find such an extensive forum on the subject of lucid dreaming. I look forward to reading through posts and hopefully learn more about myself and my dreaming in the process!