Sleep Paralysis with eyes open
Hey everyone!
I've been trying to WILD for a while, but now I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere, except I'm stuck. The last 3 times I tried to WILD I felt Sleep Paralysis come and go... my body got all numb and I felt this weight and my heart pounded, but then it was all gone. The last two times my heart didn't pound, but I felt the SP numbness come and go too, but more than twice this time. And this last time I tried to WILD while going for a nap and had a weird SP: my whole body got numb, but I was incredibly calm, my heart didn't pound. I tried moving my limbs but had this strange sensation all over my body and I tried lifting my hands and it felt like they were floating, but they didn't move. The only problem was I wasn't experiencing any audio hallucination or HI, but I couldn't move my body so I knew it was definitely Sleep Paralysis. But now I was stuck, how was I supposed to go into a dream? I tried visualizing passively for images, but my eyelids started sort of shaking and opening a little bit on their own. Thoughts started rushing through my minds and I tried to pictures scenes to no avail, but I was decided no to give up. Then, after a while trying to visualize anything, even abstract geometry and getting nothing, I thought: maybe I'm already in a dream and this is the void! So I opened my eyes only to see my room's ceiling. I still felt paralysis all over, and was not going to risk doing a reality check and losing my SP. I closed my eyes again, trying to visualize things but still nothing. Maybe I was in a dream where this was all happening? Should I risk an RC? Suddenly my cellphone rang, which took me out of SP and I immediately did the nose plug RC only to realize I wasn't dreaming.
So what's up with that? I didn't get audio hallucinations, nor HI, but still was in Sleep Paralysis (and was able to open my eyes). What should I do from this spot to get lucid?
Going to try WBTB tonight (again), hope it works :)
