Very very bizarre or normal?

[Siddharth]

Most of the time i sleep on my left side i am awakened from a dream with vibrations going through me. Last night was very wierd where i woke up from a dream with vibrations but could not move at all...my head felt like it was being held on to tightly by my physical head. I had a nice OBE experience 2 weeks ago where my lower body was floating off the bed but my head was stuck like mad and no matter what i tried i couldnt free myself. But last night was like my whole being was stuck..I was totally awake and not being able to move freaked me out a little so i struggled like mad and then i woke up with absolutely no transition from dreaming to wakefullness..It was like something just let go of me and i sat up. The room also looked exactly the same as it had been when i was vibrating and alert. Also this only happens when i sleep on the left side..what gives? This is the first time i have experienced something like this so please bear with me .Thank you.

[Mydral]

Its called sleep paralysis. I am not sure what really causes it but it has something to do with OBE and things like that. Some people experience it (like you) others don't.

[CFTraveler]

The cause of sleep paralysis is physical- a defense mechanism.  When you dream, your brain sends a chemical to paralyze you so you don't hurt yourself by acting out your dreams.  People who sleepwalk have problems with this process.  Some people will have times when they wake up in the dream stage, who's brains will not have received the 'awake' signal and will keep the body paralyzed, until it finally 'gets it' and wakes you up, allowing you to move again.
It is only connected to OBE in that awareness while paralyzed is the ideal state to try to do an exit without fear of moving and waking you up.
The vibrations are connected to OBE- they are exit- or reentry sensations- a good reason why you woke up before your body. 
If you don't like paralysis (I don't either) a good way to get out of it is to wiggle your big toe. (That has worked for me.)  If you don't mind it, then use it as a platform to try and project.

[Siddharth]

Nice! I dont mind paralysis its alright as long as its accompanied by vibrations. Most of the time i have been paralyzed ive had vibrations go all over like mad. Today afternoon i had a 2 second vibration wave that went zip through my head and was so loud it woke me up from the dream to a full awake state. How can i switch to an OBE if i am in a pralyzed/vibration state? Where do i go from there? Any links you can point me to or suggest a method will be most appreciated. Thanks.

[bourkesta]

You can use the roll out method, this is where you imagine your astral self rolling out of your body but dont imagine it like as if your looking at yourself riseing out of your body imagine it as YOU riseing out of the body. You can also imagine your astral self climbing up a rope there are many more techniques just look up astral projection searching through these foru or on the net.

[MisterJingo]

Nice! I dont mind paralysis its alright as long as its accompanied by vibrations. Most of the time i have been paralyzed ive had vibrations go all over like mad. Today afternoon i had a 2 second vibration wave that went zip through my head and was so loud it woke me up from the dream to a full awake state. How can i switch to an OBE if i am in a pralyzed/vibration state? Where do i go from there? Any links you can point me to or suggest a method will be most appreciated. Thanks.

This is where experimentation comes in. Effective techniques for me, which turn a paralysis episode into an OBE include taking deep regular breaths. This seems to increase the vibrations a lot. Next I will usually 'roll out'. This feels like you're physically rolling off the bed, but because you're paralysed, you're not. Using this method, I usually have reduced vision on getting out, but as I move away from my body it comes back (I think this is simply being on the border of an OBE, and movement reinforces the OBE state and so all senses become apparent in the OBE state rather than the physical state). On occasion after rolling out, the OBE feels very faint, like I'm just visualising strongly being out of body rather than truly being OBE. I've found the best way to combat this is to walk/crawl away from your bed and keep focusing on the OBE environment and sensations; this once again reinforces it and develops into a full OBE.
Other similar techniques include using tactile visualisation such as imagining climbing a rope/ladder with your arms. Being in the paralysis state (border of awake/dreams) makes such visualisations easier, and can produce a high level of realism.
Techniques I've personally had little success with are visualisations to either float up or sink out into the OBE. Such visualisations take the form of reproducing the sensations/imagery of being in an elevator moving up or down.

[jub jub]

The one and only time I experienced sleep paralysis, I tried to use a roll-out technique to project but was unsuccessful. Frustrated, I sat up and started walking only to realize moments later I was OOB! As soon as I realized I was OOB, I woke up again only this time for real. It was a freaky experience compared what I was use to.

[CFTraveler]

The one and only time I experienced sleep paralysis, I tried to use a roll-out technique to project but was unsuccessful. Frustrated, I sat up and started walking only to realize moments later I was OOB! As soon as I realized I was OOB, I woke up again only this time for real. It was a freaky experience compared what I was use to.

That always works for me: I call it my 'method of last resort'.

[rikter]

I've gotten sleep paralysis a few times before, but I always feel like it's hard to breath, and my body is usually in an awkward position. So I always have to wake myself up (which can prove to be really hard).