Wierd sleep paralysis? What to do once i get SP?

[smithersonb]

So I got into SP last night while trying to fall asleep. I seem to be able to get into SP whenever i want sleeping on my back. Heard a strange sound, felt vibrations, then started to feel reallly heavy like being pulled by gravity and spinning almost. I was really aware, even had my eyes open for a while. Once i get to this point, what do it do to get into a dream? I was still pretty awake at this time. And how do i stay in SP? After opening my eyes I lost it in about a minute

[Puffin]

Sometimes one tends to enter SP more often if they're lying in a certain position! For me, it's my side; for you it seems to be your back. There isn't really such thing as "weird" sleep paralysis; like in a dream, any sort of hallucinations and sensations are possible. I too feel almost hyper-aware when I enter SP, which I believe is pretty common. If you experience SP symptoms, you should keep relaxing and try to take your mind off them as much as you can. Never open your eyes, and make sure the lighting in your room is as dark as possible because opening your eyes to a lit room can signal to your mind, "oh, this person isn't asleep because they're looking around! I should stop the SP now". If you focus on the SP hallucinations too much, you're drawing your attention back to your physical body when in reality, you should be thinking about your dream body. Imagine your dream body's arms and legs moving, and see if you can passively imagine a dream scene. Feel what it'd be like to be walking along a beach with the wind blowing against you. What would the air smell like? What would you hear? Doing this can help a dream form around you. If the SP suddenly fades out or stops altogether, be sure to perform a reality check in case you've entered a false awakening.