It could be that because of that and realizing when I was dreaming is what makes me realize when I'm hallucinating due to sleep paralysis, not that it happens that often.

Really interesting idea. A very long time ago (when I was routinely getting one or two hours less sleep than I needed) I used to have bouts of sleep paralysis. I suspect it is partially waking up but your body really needs more sleep.

I studied Tibetan Dream Yoga for a bit and tried with that to do lucid dreaming. Never managed to succeed. But the idea that skill with that would allow one to at least know when one was experiencing sleep paralysis is intriguing.