Quote Originally Posted by djv View Post
For me it has been a great technique. I know exactly when that sleep paralysis has hit and I can "step out of bed." I feel the sensations as SL described just before I recognize the SP. I'm not sure if I'm that rare, considering a significant portion of the WILD section of EWLD is spent on the technique of focusing on your body and recognizing the moment your body is truly paralyzed.
You're not rare. The main issue here is how hard it is to explain to a person what sleep paralysis is like if they have never experienced it. New people always seem to mistake simple relaxation and mild hallucinations for SP. Or like the OP says they are mistaking feelings that occur in NREM sleep for SP. It might be best not to mention SP to a beginner unless they have already have some experience with SP and know what it's like.