Sleep paralysis is a condition that sometimes occurs immediately after awakening or (less often) before the moment of falling asleep, as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net It is characterized by such features as the inability to stir parts of the body, strong fear, audible and visual hallucinations, as well as the full awareness of what is happening.

Duration of sleep paralysis is relatively small.

Usually the state lasts a few seconds and very rarely can reach two minutes.

It is known that most people at least once in their life have experienced sleep paralysis. This suggests that this condition is not something dangerous and does not pose a threat to life and health. It was noticed that most often such a paralysis is experienced by people from 10 to 25 years old.

Usually, sleepy paralysis begins with awakening.

It is worth noting that it occurs exclusively in those situations where a person wakes up naturally. Awakening from a squeak of an alarm clock, noise outside the window or a phone call completely excludes the possibility of paralysis.

Further it is necessary to say more in detail about sensations. He wakes up notice that he can not move a single part of his body. Often there is a sense of uncontrolled fall or seizures. Sometimes it also seems to the person that someone invisibly squeezes the chest, not allowing to breathe. Previously, such cheated on the brownies and other mythical characters. As already mentioned, sleep paralysis can be accompanied by hallucinations. Most often these are vague figures that are in the room contrary to common sense, as well as a strong noise, which in fact, of course, is absent.

During this state a person almost always experiences strong fear. He is afraid that he has gone mad, that he was paralyzed for real, that he can die. These fears are completely groundless.

Now about the causes of sleepy paralysis.

Before falling asleep, our body will purposefully paralyze the body to prevent uncontrolled movements and actions performed in a dream.

Occasionally it happens that the brain has already woken up, the consciousness has returned to the person, and the body, bound by natural paralysis, is still sleeping. A similar failure in our nervous system leads to the onset of this state.

Episodic sleep paralyzes do not need treatment. If they happen on a regular basis, it is worthwhile to see a doctor.

As a rule, to get rid of the disease it is enough to observe the correct sleep regime and try to avoid stressful situations.

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