Help........ im scared of this

[melissa]

i have been fairly aware in my dreams all my life and have experienced lucid dreaming almost regularly however in the last couple years ive been suffering most nights from sleep paralysis and false awakenings usually all interlinked what happens usually i think i have woken, i am in my room but sometimes there are other people there, and strange things happen, therefore i realise that i am dreaming and not actually awake then the sleep paralysis happens and this lasts a few seconds to what sometimes feels like maybe 20-30 mins im extremely afraid and panicked by this and it is beginning to take a toll on my sleep quality,,, can anyone help me stop this or even to stop panicking this is the first time ive researched this topic im glad im not on my own any info appreciated thanks melissa

[Frishert]

What exactly are you afraid for? Even if you're having a False Awakening, it's your dream, and you're in control! Just jump out of your window and do something fun, like flying! After you did an RC of course :p /Stenny

[melissa]

yeah im afraid cos im not realising quickly enough that its only a dream... because its so real..... and the people are scaring me cos i cant see them properly and they are weird.... then i wanna wake up and it takes all my energy and sometimes i panic cos i just cant wake even though i wanna..... if i have a dream that is a bit wacky like in a strange location or something i know im dreaming and im so calm,,,, but when its in my room i just think ive gotton up outta bed then i get a fright,,,

[rose_red]

Well, the fear is a natural part of sleep paralysis, but when you are in SP, you are supposedly only a step away from a LD. I've only been in SP once, so you should look in the tutorials section for more info.

[Dizko]

Get yourself interested in WILD. (See tutorials Section) This way you will crave the chance to enter sleep paralysis.

[melissa]

yeah im having a look through the pages now you know this is something thats been happening so long but this particular dream only used to happen every couple weeks, and im pretty intimidated by it now that its almost every single night,,, is there a reason for it,,, i really dont like it and sometimes can be upset for hours i will have a look through here because there is obviously some attraction and maybe i can turn this round to a good thing ????? does anyone think its coincidental my mother has the same problem or anyone think dreaming can be genetic maybe i should post another forum about this,, but seemingly its been happening her all her life too, and i only found out this when i told her it was bothering me,,, and a lot of our dreams and experiences are scarily alike???

[rose_red]

It is very possible that sleeping patterns is genetic, for I'm positive that at least sleep apnea is. Could someone do some research to find out about other forms of sleeping patterns/problems?