Got to SP (I think), Now what?

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01-16-2012, 03:53 PM
xspectrum

Got to SP (I think), Now what?

So I posted a thread the other day about how I couldn't get to sleep paralysis after months of trying. Well, last night I think I finally got it. I counted down from 100 (I would count after I exhaled) and by the time I reached 0, my arms and legs felt pretty immobilized. It took about another 5-10 minutes after that before my neck felt paralyzed.

I'm pretty sure that was sleep paralysis as my body would get waves of numbness and feeling really heavy for a few seconds. I would feel that every few minutes. However, I didn't have any hallucinations. At one point, I saw a few pretty colors that transformed into a bunch of random shapes that eventually formed a beach bar, but that was only for about a minute.

I tried to WILD, but I had no success as it was at night before I had been asleep. After attempting to WILD for 10 minutes or so, I decided to give up and just go to sleep. It was really weird, though, because no matter how much I tried to just let my mind wander and go to sleep, I always ended up coming back to my body (not to sleep).

I'm not sure if what I had was Sleep Paralysis or why I couldn't go to sleep normally (not trying to WILD). Can anyone offer some advice?
01-16-2012, 09:11 PM
xspectrum

BTW I'm a little confused because I didn't feel any vibrations...
01-17-2012, 07:04 PM
sanctum

Not everyone feels vibrations. Also, you were probably analyzing your body too much, asking yourself if every sensation you felt was SP or not. When I reach SP, a lot of times I barely notice because I'm up in my head, counting down, reciting a mantra, or building my dreamspace. I suggest reading Mancon's tutorial on How to WILD :)
01-19-2012, 04:24 AM
Hunterkiss

naahh man, unfortunately I doubt it was SP. The only reason I say this is because I had the same post a couple weeks ago saying how I thought I reached SP but then it REALLY happened.. There is no questioning really, it's just one of those things that is soo distinct that once it happens it's like a "holy shit!" moment lol and you just know. I had actually awoken from a dream already in SP. It felt like air was pressurizing out my ears at the same time with a very disturbing ringing, along with my body having so many vibrations it felt like I was imploding, I also hallucinated my jaw spazzing out.. and then BAM! a rush like taking off at a thousand miles per hour and I was back in the dream I had come out of :) don't get discouraged tho. it takes time.
01-19-2012, 04:30 AM
xspectrum

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Originally Posted by Hunterkiss

naahh man, unfortunately I doubt it was SP. The only reason I say this is because I had the same post a couple weeks ago saying how I thought I reached SP but then it REALLY happened.. There is no questioning really, it's just one of those things that is soo distinct that once it happens it's like a "holy shit!" moment lol and you just know. I had actually awoken from a dream already in SP. It felt like air was pressurizing out my ears at the same time with a very disturbing ringing, along with my body having so many vibrations it felt like I was imploding, I also hallucinated my jaw spazzing out.. and then BAM! a rush like taking off at a thousand miles per hour and I was back in the dream I had come out of :) don't get discouraged tho. it takes time.

Thanks. I guess I'll give it another try in a few days... I'm stuck with a sore throat for now. It makes even regular sleeping a challenge :(
01-19-2012, 04:32 AM
Darkmatters

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Originally Posted by xspectrum

So I posted a thread the other day about how I couldn't get to sleep paralysis after months of trying. Well, last night I think I finally got it. I counted down from 100 (I would count after I exhaled) and by the time I reached 0, my arms and legs felt pretty immobilized. It took about another 5-10 minutes after that before my neck felt paralyzed.

I'm pretty sure that was sleep paralysis as my body would get waves of numbness and feeling really heavy for a few seconds. I would feel that every few minutes. However, I didn't have any hallucinations. At one point, I saw a few pretty colors that transformed into a bunch of random shapes that eventually formed a beach bar, but that was only for about a minute.

I tried to WILD, but I had no success as it was at night before I had been asleep. After attempting to WILD for 10 minutes or so, I decided to give up and just go to sleep. It was really weird, though, because no matter how much I tried to just let my mind wander and go to sleep, I always ended up coming back to my body (not to sleep).

I'm not sure if what I had was Sleep Paralysis or why I couldn't go to sleep normally (not trying to WILD). Can anyone offer some advice?

Were you trying to WILD when you first went to bed at night? That's not gonna work.. it needs to be during a WBTB after 3 or 4.5 or 6 hours of sleep. You can't expect to go into SP unless you're going directly into REM, which happens every 90 minutes.
01-19-2012, 04:49 AM
xspectrum

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Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Were you trying to WILD when you first went to bed at night? That's not gonna work.. it needs to be during a WBTB after 3 or 4.5 or 6 hours of sleep. You can't expect to go into SP unless you're going directly into REM, which happens every 90 minutes.

I tried it when I first went to bed, but I also woke myself up and tried it at 5 in the morning.
01-19-2012, 04:54 AM
Darkmatters

Oh ok, well that's different then!! :lol: