First of all I would like to say how great this website is. It really is a dream come true to see such a place that has all the information I need and other people that share the same interest that I have...

...But I've got a problem. A lot of people seem to also have this same issue, and that's the agonizing torture of having to constantly swallow. Now i can relax and stay still completely still for hours but but mentally I'm going insane from the constant urge of swallowing. In addition, my post nasal drip doesn't help the situation out in the slightest. So I know many of you have described tactics on how to relinquish the need of swallowing but I'm interested to know if there is a correlation between swallowing and failure at reaching sleep paralysis. The only few times I've ever reached SP and felt the vibrations was after attempting to consciously bring up the state and dozing of for a while and woke up from a strange dream remembering to keep counting my breaths... But then i swallowed and it ended as soon as it began!

So my main question is: Does swallowing hold you back from reaching a trance state or SP? Or does it not matter and i can continue to swallow before.. and during SP?

Sorry if this question is redundant, I just couldn't find the answers I've been searching for.