LD experience ?

**Senju** · 05-04-2014 05:21 PM

So, I got curious on how LD worked and read up a bit on it last night. The same night I decided to try it and improvised a bit, resulting in WILD and simultaneously listening to theta binaural beats. I started feeling numb, to a point where I could no longer feel my body, suddenly I was sitting at my computer desk, I realized I was dreaming and started looking around but I immediately woke up, I did not move as I recalled what I've dreamt, then I realized my body was completely numb, or to be correct I could not feel anything, it felt like I was floating, but I was still awake, I could move my fingers, atleast I think I could. Most fucked up experience I've had, especially after the 3 seconds long LD, where I felt like I had an OOBE, but I was still in my body

Could this be a state of sleep paralysis? Anyone had any similar experience?

**mimihigurashi** · 05-04-2014 07:10 PM

That's a common occurrence, you read about lucid dreaming for the first time, decide to try it and most probably have a lucid dream. Something similar to beginner's luck, useful nonetheless.
A state of sleep paralysis is being unable to move, you haven't really described being unable to move, just numbness, which is normal.
Yeah I've had similar experiences, numbness, floating sensation, feeling you're outside your body, inability to move, any can happen right before transitioning into a dream.. or an OBE which is not very different and.. well that's about all you're gonna get from me cause I'm more of an Uchiha person so I don't really like your username.. lol, good luck.

**Senju** · 05-05-2014 12:55 PM

Thank you for answering, I can relate to numbness, floating sensation, feeling you're outside your body, inability to move, but, since I just woke up from an LD, would these aftereffects mean I was about to transition into another dream?

"Whenever you live, there will always be war."

**mimihigurashi** · 05-05-2014 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Senju

Thank you for answering, I can relate to numbness, floating sensation, feeling you're outside your body, inability to move, but, since I just woke up from an LD, would these aftereffects mean I was about to transition into another dream?

"Whenever you live, there will always be war."

Yes, that can happen, and people use it for inducing lucid dreams, it's called DEILD, Dream-Exit Initiated Lucid dream. Basically you have to remain unmoved after you wake up from a dream and focus on getting back into the dream, with or without those sensations, it can have successful results.

Indeed there always will be.