I woke up twenty minutes ago from what is apparently called "sleep paralysis." I'm sure you've all heard of it. Well it freaked me out to the point that I started Googling about it. Most people have said that sleep paralysis is like the first step to lucid dreaming. Then I looked up people's definitions of lucid dreaming, and people have talked of floating and flying or sort of "swimming through the air" and remembering every detail and knowing you are dreaming. Well I've always had these types of dreams and didn't think much of it. The question is, those dreams are considered lucid? I thought you had to go through some sort of "door" or something in your dreams to be a lucid dreamer? And also, how do I learn to manage this sleep paralysis? It is terrifying to me. Thanks!