Welcome to DV, goldguy31! 
Sleep paralysis is rather different from actual dreams in terms of expectations and control. SP doesn't really cater to your "expectations" that the hallucinations will get worse, or better; the experience just is what it is, and that's the end of it. I've had a few SP episodes where I mentally tried to control the imagery I was getting, but it didn't work (whether I wanted to force it, or just try doing it passively).
Dreams are different because you can control something simply by thinking about it, but not SP. I used to experience bouts of SP all the time, before even knowing what it was, and got scary hallucinations - while some people say you only hallucinate bad things because you've heard about them, that's not true. I've also had my share of relaxing hallucinations, too. So whether or not placebo plays a large role in SP is still up for answering.
Although it probably doesn't help to be scared, it will definitely help if you read up as much as you can about the different hallucinations and what they feel like. The more you know, the less afraid you will be. The first time I purposefully induced SP was after a week or so of straight-up research and browsing around the forum, and I was almost totally prepared for the feeling of being watched, along with vibrations. Of course, it's a new experience so you're not going to be completely relaxed, but just ignore the hallucinations and go along for the ride. You're not supposed to focus on them anyways; by this point you should be imagining a dream body and being in a dream scene.
I hope this helps; if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
(Also, please try to refrain from double-posting; that's what the "Edit Post" feature is for. You can find all the tutorials in the DV Wiki.)
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