Welcome to Dreamviews.
It sounds like you've got some good advice from everyone already. I think that if you read around, you will find other people with Sleep Paralysis experiences similar to yours. You're definitely not going crazy. Sleep Paralysis is what initially got me interested in Lucid Dreaming also.

I think a lot of people will be jealous if you're getting LDs naturally. I'm interested to hear what your secret is.

Have you checked out the section on the Task of The Month?
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=43
There are some fun suggestions on what to do once you are lucid. Maybe having a fun goal in mind will make your lucids something to look forward to, not be scared of.