Thread: Should I be scared of SP, or more specifically, alarming 'presences' and hallucinations?

Scroll down the page to find something weird that happened to me about ten minutes ago.

I've been thinking of attempting to LD for years now, but had never seen this site, and never really attempted it. The reason is, I'm a bit of a pansy when it comes to nightmares. I've seen one too many documentaries on people who have found themselves paralysed at night feeling a presence in the room with them. Basically, I've never experienced an LD or one of the aforementioned hallucinations, and my mind has built up this image of them being incredibly scary and long-lasting.

I know that there are no detrimental effects to LDing, but I'm still scared that I'll begin experiencing the paralysed nightmare things...

I suppose all that I'm asking is some sort of confirmation that is isn't that bad, and it's uncommon. I'm sure I'll get a lot of replies saying it varies, but still... Sorry to be so vague. I'd love to experience an LD that I can enjoy. Anyone know of a specific technique which is less likely to cause scary dreams?