Hello everyone, I am new here and I am posting because lucid dreaming is a subject that interests me greatly. I have a bit of a problem though.

Whenever I realize that I am dreaming, I usually wake up, or at least what they call a "false awakening" but everytime I wake up I get sleep paralysis.

It is the most terrifying experience ever, I feel like there is a strong wind blowing against my body and that something is going into me (like, an evil demon) and usually is accompanied by a weird noise (the only way I can explain it is it's like the sound of the thing that is always chasing ASH in the Evil Dead Movies...best example I can think off...sorry ).

Sometimes, there is a old ghostly lady hovering above me and sometimes I try to scream but it just comes out as a quiet screech. Sometimes even when I realize I am dreaming I can "see" something bad coming, it's hard to explain. Once, I realized I was dreaming and I suddenly appeared in a long dark hallway with blue walls but they paint was peeling off, it looked really old and there was something coming to me, although I couldn't make it out, I believe it was the female figure and sure enough I '"woke up" and experienced the sleep paralysis.

I was wondering if this is normal and if there is anything I can do to prevent these horrible nightmares, I HATE false awakenings.

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, and thanks for your help. I hope I will enjoy it here. 8)