Originally Posted by
Tranquil Toad
Do you ever get hypnagonic images? I found it effective to not try to stay conscious all the way through sleep paralysis but instead just lay there going to sleep like you normally would, then when you see the hypnagonic scenes try to jump into to them really quickly and forcefully, grabbing something in the scene with your hand. No need to wait peacefully for the images to solidify to a full dream, just rush in and take it. Basically I'm advocating malac's fast grab, but I don't bother with the initial visualization.