yes, because I gave a list to compete with you. Not because I wanted to give a reference point of all the different societies in different countries that have a similar issue. But none the less, it is still a laughable list. There is still so much of this world for me to see. Glad you were able to experience more of it than I have.

Speaking solely of my experience; when my dream state entered into the state of sleep paralysis I would face the scenario/ fear hallucination. Doing this would allow me some control of my dream (lucid dreaming). When I used to try to force myself to wake up, it seemed to make the whole experience more horrible. I agree with you about not controlling the scenarios, due to the fact that I've never been able to do it. You are right again about making your own choices. So I wonder if he ever tried to control the fall down the stairs. The scenario is that he falls, but the choice of how he falls, how long he falls, and whether or not he wishes to stop the dream and wake up can be up to him. What is at the bottom of the stairs? It's an intriguing question.

I myself have not conquered the fear of falling. I have been able to jump the height of skyscrapers in my lucid dreams but it wasn't flying. Once I reached the peak of the jump I would fall with nothing to grasp around me. This always woke me up from my sleep. And yes it always sucked.

Have you ever attempted to control it? Because it is reoccurring, it would seem like you could have a greater possibility of controlling your lucid dream. If you could, that's when the real fun begins

Truly not my intent to make you feel that way.

All the different countries I've visited has those type of kids.US, India, Afghanistan, Iraq, All over Europe, West Indies Islands, Caribbean islands, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Nicaragua...damn I've been around...Where was I... I know us Americans can be blamed for a lot of different things but we are not alone in this issue.

If you can afford it, I really can't see a reason that he wouldn't like it (unless you live in Alaska and it's nighttime for like 6 months)

I'm a fan of Neptune.

Dracula: Untold

The stress theory sounds legit. It seems to have a bit to do with fear as well. I used to get these a lot in my teens followed by the "terrifying hallucinations". The dreams are definitely lucid from my experience. This may sound cheesy or cliche-ish but in my lucid state I decided to control my breathing, understand that I can control my own feelings even if I lose control of my thoughts and face the "terrifying hallucination". Now, I don't experience sleep paralysis anymore and because I've faced what my mind thinks I should be terrified of, I also find there is much less in this world that I fear. Whatever it is to you, it may be good to see a therapist to workout what's going on in that noodle noggin of yours.

But they have a meeting place...