Well, the only qualification for having a lucid dream is that you know that you are dreaming when you're dreaming. As for OBE's, I don't really have an opinion on those. I have not fully experienced one, though one time I might have inadvertently begun one somehow. At any rate, in having been faithful in recording your dreams, look over the more recent ones and see if you can find any similarities among them. You can use those to become lucid if you aren't already.

With sleep paralysis, many people also experience what is called the "Old Hag" syndrome, where one may feel something pressing down on their chest, or at least a presense in the room. It's not uncommon and there are some threads around here on the topic.

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-Amé