Thread: So I've decided to use Sleep Paralysis to LD...

I'm far too lazy and inconsistent to use practical techniques for achieving a lucid dream, so I'm going to bite the bullet and use the easy, yet possibly frightening-ass shortcut of sleep paralysis. I've heard that after you wake up, you start seeing freaky hallucinations, and you feel like you can't breathe.

What are some tips to overcoming this phase? Since all these hallucinations are generated by your mind because it's panicking over the fact that you're awake during SP, should I try imagining the scary visitor as a misunderstood nice guy who happens to look like he went through a meat grinder? Taking deep breaths? (If this is even possible, since you probably feel like something is pressing down on your chest).

What do I do once I'm in the actual sleep paralysis? Do I slip into a lucid dream after the nightmarish ordeal is over? Do I have to do something else?

I have never done this before, and I'm trying to gather as much info as I can before jumping into the fire so that I know what to expect and how to deal with it. Any help would be appreciated!

P.S.: Sorry for the double post. Internet browser refreshed and somehow that ended up happening.