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      Hello!

      I just want to introduce myself to you all, as I have just started to lucid dream, and actually almost had a complete full WILD last night. I went semi-lucid, as I could really only change objects, and I was also partially awake. I also experienced sleep paralysis, which I really enjoyed. Quick question:
      Do you like the feeling of SP?
      Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and hope to learn lots about LDs from you guys! (and girls!)

      MJEDIT: For you experienced lucid dreamers, do any of you have a hard time keeping your eyes closed? During the end stages of SP, my eyelids started shaking, and I justcouldn't keep them close. Will this get better with practice?
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      Konbanwa! (<-- Good evening in Japanese ) I think I came close to SP once, but I don't really like what I have to do to reach it. I get a little nervous with it, and my my ADHD makes it hard to sit still. Because you enjoy SP though, I think you should try to help people here who are worried about SP sometime.

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      Welcome :3 cant say i really know anything about dreaming but always nice to meet new people <3 lol

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      Welcome to Dream Views

      I love the feeling of sleep paralysis if I don't feel like I'm being suffocated. Usually though, I end up with the feeling of floating away. I've never really had a problem keeping my eyes closed unless I'm not tired. If I'm feeling awake, I take melatonin, a natural sleep aid .

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      Hi, welcome to Dreamviews!

      How lucid someone is doesn't depend on how much control they have - lucidity and dream control are two completely different things. You could be completely non-lucid but have great dream control (throwing fireballs, etc.). You could also be very lucid but have poor control, as in not even being able to teleport.

      The term semi-lucid basically means you're fairly aware, but not aware enough to make that conscious of decisions.

      Myself, I enjoy SP (although it can sometimes be slightly alarming or unnerving). As for the eyes, that doesn't really "get better", because rapid eye movement is a natural part of REM. Sometimes it happens when you hit SP. To be safe, make sure your room is completely dark so if your eyes open, the light won't snap you out of the SP. Or, wear a sleep mask - the extra pressure on your eyelids should keep them closed. Don't fight it if they do start to open, because that might also stop the SP.
      We all live in a kind of continuous dream. When we wake, it is because something,
      some event, some pinprick even, disturbs the edges of what we have taken as reality.

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      Have questions about lucid dreaming? DM me.

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      I'll have you all know that SP happens during either the onset or offset of REM sleep, not within it. And we don't go through it every night, contrary to common belief.

      That's why I wrote my tutorial a while ago (linked in my signature).

      Edit (from my tutorial):
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      Keep in mind that you usually keep your eyes closed during sleep paralysis. You would be surprised on how well your mind can mimic your sleep environment really well.
      Last edited by louie54; 04-27-2011 at 09:24 PM.

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