Thread: Sleep Paralysis

All my WILDs weren't really the usually standard ones, but they were WILDs and I didn't really feel the SP as paralysis, but I felt myself flying with great speeds through freaky hallucinations. So no, I think it isn't necessary to feel paralysed and stuck to the bed, but it probably happens. I'm guessing that once you master WILD eaven the worst "Old hag" won't scare you.

Originally Posted by Bonsay

All my WILDs weren't really the usually standard ones, but they were WILDs and I didn't really feel the SP as paralysis, but I felt myself flying with great speeds through freaky hallucinations. So no, I think it isn't necessary to feel paralysed and stuck to the bed, but it probably happens. I'm guessing that once you master WILD eaven the worst "Old hag" won't scare you.

there was a time when I was sleeping and then I felt myself falling and my leg just jerked and woke me up. Is that also part of SP. I also wanted to know if everyone sensed the presence or is it just for some people...

The stage between wakefullness and sleep is full of magical sh*t. The falling sensation is a tactile hypnagogic sensation I believe, one of many that may occur. It just means that you are passing into sleep and with that you can assume that SP can and should follow shortly(ish). The leg jerking is also a hypnagogic thingy and is called a hypnic jerk.

You also should know that SP is there for your safety, the ocassional "old hag" sindrome, I believe happens because you are still aware when falling asleep and different functions of your brain unintentionally "fight with eacother". You can't move so your conciousness starts being afraid, a part of your brain starts to look for danger, the hypnagogia takes part in the action and manifests your current thoughts and fears etc. So all that might create the witches, aliens or monsters. At least I think that's how it works.

When I was WILDing, right after I woke from a dream and went back, I felt the couch becoming a very viscous fluid, which started sucking me in. When I was fully submerged I started eccelerating through a few freaky/scary/funny HIs. At that moment, as always, I got scared and thought about the "evil presence". The evil presence came as a few second glimpse of an ugly, not so scary witch. Maby others with more experience will have more to say, but the point I was trying to make was that you have a lot of controll over those hallcinations that arise. So, I guess once you are brave and fearless nothing will bother you and if it did you'll just kick its ass.

Ummm...quick question...

Do you enter sleep paralysis everytime you fall right asleep or do you only enter SP when you're about to enter REM?

You always enter Sp. You don't always enter REM Sleep most of the time, but you still dream.

Damn....I'm asking cause I was taking a nap and staying aware so I could enter SP.....didn't work.

No, you don't enter REM usually on a nap. You don't need to stay aware to enter a LD during a nap. All phases of sleep you can dream in. I must warn you though, sometimes during naps a good lucid dream is sometimes.