Pre-Lucidity is disrupting my sleeping

[tsj]

For years i've been experiencing the precursor of lucid dreaming. I'd try to go/fall asleep, and I get the whole sleep paralysyes thing. And hear things around me and what not, or getting a feeling of a presense of someone. I would get scared and try to wake up, but wouldn't be able to. I would then take a couple deep breathes and wake up. But right after I woke up, I would be so tired and the whole cycle keep repeating itself. Basically, I don't want to fall asleep at night because this always happends. I want to either stop it or get passed it. I get scared and realize I am dreaming and want to wake up. Anyone have any suggestions? Feel free to post, IM, etc.... Thanks tyler

[kimpossible]

Sleep paralysis can be frightning at first. I remember when I was a little kid it would lead to anxiety attacks... That said - it generally passes, and can be kinda fun. Some people pay good money to buy drugs that have some of those effects. I guess the question that has to be asked then, since the fear hasn't passed: What is it that you're afraid of exactly? From what does this fear extend? What are you feeling when this occurs? I've seen the forum has a fair number of people active in the mental-health community. Hopefully one of them will be by and take this deeper. But I suspect the above question to be a reasonable starting point.

[tsj]

Yesterdays happenings: I took a nap around 6ish or so. I remember being at a bar and having a conversion about whatever, as the conversation went on I realised that this actually never took place, therefore it must be a dream. Instead of waking up, I tried to stay in the dream a little longer. I then woke up and I was in the sleep para., I only (or felt like) could move my fingers and my toes, I then it sounded like to people walked into my room and were trying to wake me up. I heard them laughing and whatnot. I then thought to myself, well if they are actually there then by them hitting me i'd actually wake up. I then woke up, and realised no one was there.

[kimpossible]

This caused mental anguish for you? Were you worried about this? The state you're reaching is what many describe as the ready-state for OOBE (out of body experience). It's also a ready-state for LD. Are you lucid enough in this state to instruct yourself to relax and to then attempt your first entry into LD control?

[tsj]

What I usually do is I take a couple deep breathes, and the noises keep getting louder and louder........I mean it freaks me out. After a couple deep breathes my body realises that it's amake, and I can finally move. I've tried to stay in "it" as long as possible, but there is this fear.......I'm not sure what it is, but I just have to get up.