Sleep paralysis

[Bored]

I'm new to lucid dreaming, but I keep being held back by my fear of sleep paralysis. Is their any way to prevent it? Note: I'm not trying a WILD, I'm using the hypnosis tutorial.

[MichalZitek]

There is really nothing to fear. If you reach sleep paralysis that means you are close to reach your goal.

[eppy]

Sleep paralysis is good. You can easily turn SP into a lucid. It can be scary but if you wait it out it is really worth it

[Shift]

Your chances of experiencing true sleep paralysis complete with full on hallucinations of sensed presences are pretty minimal. Just remember that if you ever do find yourself in SP, keep reminding yourself of what it is. Distract yourself, think of your dream goals and how excited you are (although try to remain calm) and make sure that you don't become frightened, because that is the #1 way to make it into a terrifying experience. If you control your fear, it should all go swimmingly. Yes, swimmingly.

[rocket70433]

But paralysis is horrifying! I can only take in short, quick gulps. It feels like I'm suffocating. There have only been 2 times I had any thoughts beyond, "I'm gonna die!!!!!" 1. I recalled reading on a forum (perhaps this one a few years back) what sleep paralyis could be. I tried do coax myself into a lucid dream, but couldnt do it. 2. Same site - the way to beat paralysis & wake up is to focus all your might on moving your big toe. I tried that, without any luck either. So to sum it up - the survival instinct over-rides my temptation for a nifty sandbox dream. Are there any breathing techniques that would help?

[Shift]

But paralysis is horrifying! I can only take in short, quick gulps. It feels like I'm suffocating. There have only been 2 times I had any thoughts beyond, "I'm gonna die!!!!!" 1. I recalled reading on a forum (perhaps this one a few years back) what sleep paralyis could be. I tried do coax myself into a lucid dream, but couldnt do it. 2. Same site - the way to beat paralysis & wake up is to focus all your might on moving your big toe. I tried that, without any luck either. So to sum it up - the survival instinct over-rides my temptation for a nifty sandbox dream. Are there any breathing techniques that would help? Keep reading and becoming familiar with it is all I can tell you. If there was a way to get rid of it, or make it less terrifying, someone would be making a lot of money because a lot of people experience this on a regular basis, just regular people. Narcoleptics get it way worse.

[patrick45]

you do it EVERY night when you are asleep. The only difference is that your mind is awake while your body went to sleep. It's a good thing! it means that you can get into a lucid dream! Its not dangerous either, though I would try to control what exactly passes through my mind if I were you, since you start to experience hallucinations and such.