Thread: How close was I?

OK, I know it's supposed to be really hard to WILD when you first go to bed. But it's the only time I have any hypnogogic imagery, so I thought I'd try it.

I reached sleep paralysis and had this feeling like I was slowly rolling to the left. I felt like if I went any further I'd end up falling out of the bed. I waited for a while, but then all the SP sensations just stopped. I waited a bit longer but nothing happened. In the end I gave up; opened my eyes and did a reality check, I was still awake.

Was I nearly there? I'm pretty sure this is the closest I've got so far.

I have done the same thing, however I felt different effects.
However, I don't think that its possible to lucid dream by doing it "right" before bed. Try combining a WBTB with a WILD.
I haven't had a lucid dream yet either, but I'm working at it.
As for SP, that only happens to you by coming out of it because it just doesn't work before you haven't been asleep yet.
Try waking up 3-4 hours later. I think that is the problem, but if anyone has any other answers that would help a lot of us, i am a novice.

-Dave

The other day I woke up and I was SOOOOOO tired more than usual. So my mom let me stay home and I stayed in my bed playing Fullmetal Alchemist game on my DS (Because I was awake then) then I got tired and laid on my side. Then after a while I felt the heaviness. I hear a LOT of voices and a thousand whispers getting louder and louder. Then I thought I heard a bang from in the kitchen and I got brought out. Did this twice then fell asleep...

Yes, the sleep paralysis is often loud for me, and when Its something like a loud bang, or if some actually drops something in the kitchen, I usually get brought out as well.

-Dave

I tried it again this morning, after waking up, and got even closer! Sadly I lost conciousness before the dream properly started though...

and I also have a question as to how close I was...I started feeling like I was floating on water, does that mean that LDing was close? Or I start to feel really warm.