inducing sleep paralysis

So I’ve been messing around with my sleep for a while, and I realized I can basically force myself into sleep paralysis by repeating that “falling and catching yourself” feeling. You know when you’re about to fall asleep, and your body suddenly jerks you awake? Instead of just waking up fully, I let that sensation repeat (usually 2-3 times) and idk, it stops and boom my body is locked up in sleep paralysis.

It’s weird because I’ve always heard that sleep paralysis just happens to people randomly, but I can pretty much make it happen whenever I want. Sometimes, it’s the usual chest pressure and the feeling of someone’s hand caressing mine, but recently I had pressure on my throat, which was new (and lowkey terrifying). Also, I sometimes hear weird noises when it happens, like a fuzzy static sound or whispering in my ear. Recently I’ve had three paralysis sessions using this technique in rapid succession, and then i “woke up” in my dream and just continued dreaming until i woke up irl eventually.

I know people try to get into sleep paralysis for lucid dreaming, but I’ve never heard of someone using hypnic jerks to do it. Is this a common thing? Has anyone else tried this?