Question about Sleep Paralysis?

[je.suis.ton.ennemi]

Alright well, i woke up from a current dream and then went back to sleep. i entered sleep paralysis in a matter of seconds. before that, i was biting my nails (i know, nasty habit. planning to stop) and drifted off with my index finger in my mouth -.- hehe.Then, i got sucked into a sleep paralysis, i felt like i was in some messed up carnival ride in a cave, heard scary whispering etc. i read that you just had to stay calm and you could enter a lucid dream and i did just that; i stayed calm. what bugged me was that my finger was still in my mouth and once i took it out, i awoke into reality. missed chance of an LD. darn. any suggestions on how to succesfully transfer from SP to a lucid dream ?

[Dream scaper]

You could just not put you finger in your mouth.

[FluBB]

well... first of all.. during SP, you cant move. so i doubt you were actually in SP. So lets say you were and i misunderstood you somehow (highly possible), the trick is to let the dream come to you. patience is key in entering or dreams. instead of leaping into the dream let the dream surround you. hope that that helped in one way or another.

[je.suis.ton.ennemi]

i actually was in SP. it took me awhile to get my finger outta my mouth because i could hardly move. after, i snapped out of SP and removed that darned finger outta my mouth. this happened before, without my finger in my mouth but i was too scared of SP back then and tried my best to wake up and woke myself up from fright.

[FluBB]

yep... the simplest way is to just sit back and enjoy the ride into your dream. you just have to keep telling yourself that you are dreaming. you might think that the dream is too real to be a dream and then you fall asleep.

[Robot_Butler]

Once you are in that hypnagogic state, you can either use the imagery flashing through your mind to pull you into a dream, or create your own imagery. Focus on one of the images or feelings you are experiencing. Try to get your whole body and all your senses engaged. Use your sense of touch and motion, vision and hearing. Whatever it takes to make it become so vivid it becomes real. If you are not experiencing any hypnagogia, you can make your own. Visualize a scene or a memory. Put yourself in it in the first person. Feel it, and engage your body and senses. Don't get frustrated. Just try again. For some people, this is easy and natural. Others take a little practice to figure out what works for them. Once you figure out something that works for you, it will be easier.

[je.suis.ton.ennemi]

heyy. thanks for the info this time i tried to LD and instead of wanting to LD i was just like f*** it and my body got all calm and suddenly i was in sleep paralysis...without my finger in my mouth boo-yah! after awhile, i was in this white room all by myself and wanted Paul Walker to appear. Guess what?! He appeared but with no head. I was pretty much in shock and suddenly some random people were talking to me about Lucid Dreaming and saying I was doing it wrong and that i had to visualize Paul's face when i wanted someone to appear. I felt my outer body move and woke up...Soooo after, i went back to sleep and was in another SP that i actually enjoyed lol. I was so close in transitioning into another LD but heard my dog's footsteps running down the stairs and my mom opening the lights...darn. then i became awake and just went back to sleep...again.

[FluBB]

haha gratz man i hate it when i dont do something right and dream characters try to tell you how to do it or tell you its wrong... its just rude.

[Andrewvc16]

Here is another trick. Try imagining a whole lot of random things to jump start your dream. it doesn'.t matter what it is! A monkey with a grenade, squirrel eating a pizza, whatever you can think of! this usually helps me after i SP.

[je.suis.ton.ennemi]

haha ok ;P i'll imagine the most randomest things that would never be possible in the real world. zomg Fast and Furious bombed...well not really but they didn't have to kill off Letty!