From: laura@nospam.me   
      
   "Nick Argall"  wrote in message   
   news:41870181$0$24942$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...   
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   Just a small comment:   
      
   > When you're in a 'happy' lucid (ie, not the nasty paralysis one), you   
   might   
   > want to make some enquiries about the paralysis dreams that you're having.   
      
   There is nothing inherently 'nasty' about sleep paralysis. In fact, it is   
   the most lucid dream state possible. That it does seem nasty to most people   
   is because they are alarmed by the fact that they can't move or control   
   their breathing, which then leads to the manifestation of   
   images/sounds/feelings of a dream nature (but seemingly real) to reflect the   
   state of being alarmed (i.e. somthing concrete is produced to be alarmed   
   about). This, as most self-reinforcing things, tends to spin out of control   
   and generally leads to utter panic and dread, as the fear grows and the   
   images etc. grow ever more frightening.   
   But it does not have to be so.   
   The very realization of what the paralyzed state is can be enough to put an   
   end to the fear. I suggest that anyone 'suffering' from sleep paralysis   
   'attacks' does a google search on sleep paralysis and reads up on the   
   matter. I did, and it put an end to 10+ years of terrifying experiences, and   
   ushered in a new era of spectacular lucid dreams, including many out-of-body   
   experiences.   
   In sleep paralysis, the old saying applies most accurately; there is nothing   
   to fear but fear itself.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)