Quote Originally Posted by ChrisD
Hmm, the feeling doesn't feel like numbness but I will try to stand it for some minutes tonight.
Well mabybe 'numbness' isn't the exact word - but it's sort of like that feeling you get when your leg 'falls asleep' from sitting too long or similar. I'm not a physician or anything, but I imagine the oncoming of SP sensation is the nerves in the body going into the shut down mode.
I am able to move however... If SP kicks in, is it an easier base to start an LD or otherwise enter altered mental states?
You're able to move because you probably have not yet completed the process. CAUTION: You will, however, stop the process if you get too excited - rasing your brainwave frequency and becoming alert. If SP kicks in, the answer is 'yes', it IS easier to kick into an LD from this state. This is what a WILD is. It takes practice, but there is a delicate balance between trying to stay alert enough to keep your consciousness from slipping into a non-lucid dream, and staying alert enough to bring your awareness INTO a dream with you (lucidity).
But this veers off your original question.