SP is getting to me...

the Stuff Dreams are made of...
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Ever since I was about 15 I’ve experienced SP on a basis that is more than average. At least 3 times a week. I always thought it was just bad nightmares, until I came to these forums when I was 18, after that I wasn’t “scared” anymore I just went with the flow and embraced.

For about a year it all stopped, for no reason, and now it’s back again, except now it’s worse. I can only sometimes bring myself to the realization of what is happening 60 percent of the time or so, and even then I still freak out somewhat. On top of that it is happening between 4-5 times a week. As a side note I also have nightmares almost every night which is stopping me from lucid dreaming (I can’t lucid dream through a nightmare, never been able to).

So I guess my question is, to any one with similar SP problems, what do you do about it? I know it helps in LDing but like I said this last year of it hasn’t helped me at all, and in fact I’ve only LDed because of it a few times, even when it wasn’t a problem. Honestly, I used to just use SP as a tool to try and have an OOBE (something that only happened once and I still believe I might has just been dreaming that one time). I kind of want it to stop, it isn’t beneficial anymore, it isn’t fun, it just affect me being able to sleep. I was thinking about going to a sleep doctor, but I’m not sure how expensive they are, and even then he might just think I’m crazy…

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wikihow has something on coping with sleep paralysis. look it up.

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Urgh, yeah… I’ve had LD’s and OBE’s for years but they don’t really help with SP’s, and actually I don’t think the SP’s helped with LD’s and OBE’s except for that I got into trying to do those two things specifically to STOP the SP.

The first thing I figured out, was to get into the habit of sleeping in a position that would be comfortable even if I did enter SP while I was in it. I’d feel vulnerable if I entered SP while I was sleeping sprawled out, for example… so even when it was hot I learned to make a nest out of the blankets and curl up protectively. I’d still be scared if it happened, but just not that scared. That’s my tip.

Watching this vid helped quite a bit once, even though it didn’t really tell me anything I didn’t sort of already know:
youtube.com/watch?v=vRoaM1PyvAw
Maybe it’s comforting somehow to hear about others’ experiences. What’s that saying, “misery shared is halved, not doubled”? :tongue:

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Altough I haven’t SPs that much they are also regular to me. Question: Have you tried to take a deep breath while in SP?
This should help you to get out of the SP!