For the firstly time I was‍ able to maintain awareness as I was falling asleep. I could feel myself falling asleep and then all of a sudden I “heard” (like internally) a sort of creaky noise for a few seconds and then I was completely paralyzed but still aware and “awake”. It was like I was hearing my power off button haha. I freaked out though - was kind of afraid something was wrong cause I never experienced this before. I tried to move and make a noise but couldn’t so kept telling myself to wake up and then I woke up. I’m a bit disappointed in freaking out cause I bet if I stayed calm I would have been able to stay awake/aware as I began to dream and then I’d instantly be lucid dreaming from the start. I would love to hear about others experiences related to this. What the heck is that noise I heard?