Thread: Should I have my eyes closed when i'm in SP?

SHUT!

You may see hypnogagic imagery, which happens directly before a dream. Basically instead of just imagining it you can actually see it.

Then you fall asleep.

I never get HI though..

Originally Posted by jarrhead

SHUT!

You may see hypnogagic imagery, which happens directly before a dream. Basically instead of just imagining it you can actually see it.

Then you fall asleep.

I never get HI though..

Ok, thanks

Have been reading about people seeing things in their room and stuff, so I thought I needed my eyes to be open to see things that clearly

That's sleep paralysis when you wake up and you have no idea what's going on. That's a psychological thing from fear when they try to move and they cant.

During Sleep Paralysis you can open your eyes and look around, and people who are in sleep paralysis can accurately report on the environment around them.

Hallucinations can and do sometimes occur with sleep paralysis- only some of them are visual. They don't always happen, though.

Fear also does not always accompany sleep paralysis. Feelings of euphoria are also common, especially with certain types of hallucinations.

I'm not sure what the 'psychological thing' being referred to is, but yes sleep paralysis can occur when falling asleep and, more commonly, when waking up. Waking up into sleep paralysis doesn't mean that you don't know what's going on. You could be lying in bed thinking, "Wow I've just woken up and can't move, I'm experiencing sleep paralysis."

I had SP tonight and I kept my eyes wide open for a while, to see what is going on around
Just like Shift said, fear does'nt necessarily accompany SP, sometimes you find it weird/funny to know that you can't move a muscle

It is best not to, if there is a chance you might frighten yourself by doing this, than I guess it is not woth it.
I have had pretty scary acoustic hallucinations, but then I started to ignore the enviroment and focus on myself.
It helped though I am still a wuss, I don't open my eyes even now.

I was unable to attain SP, keep visualizing or scene, or even recall dreams last night.


I guess it helps if you're relaxed. Don't watch a movie before bed. :p

Originally Posted by jarrhead

I was unable to attain SP, keep visualizing or scene, or even recall dreams last night.


I guess it helps if you're relaxed. Don't watch a movie before bed. :p

My head feels pretty relaxed after a couple of hours with browsing the Internet, with no other light than the PC-screen

I read here someplace that it's almost impossible to get a WILD if you try when you go to bed (for the first time that night). So when i'm entering SP (thats not the almost impossible part, right), do I just continue being in SP, waiting for that dream that never comes?

I visualize a scene in my head over and over.

When im going to bed...


Three LDs in one night.

You're doing well Jarrhead. I've had no success in Lucidness since my first proper one. Every night i've been trying to gain Sp.

So far im unsuccessfull because i just give up... literally waiting for an hour, counting my breaths. I can kind of feel my hands go numb, almost like its not there at all but other than that, no real feeling

How do you usually go through the motions Jarhead from getting into bed to gaining sp? and how tired are you usually when you do this? Do you focus on the darkness you're seeing, the backs of your eyelids?

Any help would be much appreciated!!