sometimes when i sleep i feel like im awake i can hear see feel and everything but move why is that?

Question

its only once in a great while but when i tried to move i couldnt this was like 3 years ago but im so curious

Answer 1

The brain goes into various states prior to sleep and prior to waking.
Beta= when you're alert and thinking- active.
Alpha= relaxed and calm, when you're walking in a garden or sort of in a peaceful state
Theta= a slower state. Sometimes when you're driving on the freeway, for example, you "wake up" and realize you missed your exit, even though you've been "conscious". Repetitive, boring tasks can cause this state.
Delta= sleep

What you described could be the theta-state, or possible a low alpha state. If this happens to you often, you'd benefit from self-hypnosis! Your conscious mind is very relaxed, so you'd respond well to positive affirmations or goal setting.

Answer 2

That happens to me a lot. I think that's some kind of nightmare where the more you fight to move, the more you can't move.
Get it?

My friend(who is SO superstitious) told me once that this kind of thing happens because a spirit is mad at you and is trying to steal your soul, that's why you feel awake but can't move(she said it's a myth in her country).
I don't believe it though(=

Answer 3

It's called "sleep paralysis." Here's a link with a little info about it. http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html

I don't think it's anything to be terribly worried about. Something as simple as diet or exercise could be the solution. It's not all that uncommon.

My theory is that you are actually asleep on some level. It's similar to other sleep conditions, such as sleep walking. You may think you are awake, but you aren't. ...that's just my theory.

Answer 4

:)) this is funny
first, nothing to worry about. This is a state of your body when it feels very very tired/exhausted. It is a very deep sleep. So deep that you seem to perceive everything in your dreams as being real (basically, you're to tired to wake up).
It happened to me quite a few times. Believe it or not, I like the feeling.

Answer 5

Your brain never sleeps ,and sometimes when you take sinus medication or anything for that matter ,you sleep but you can ear everything around you but you feel paralyzed .and you can swear you where awake .whatever you doing ,and I'm not accusing you
But you need to stop taking immediately ,you are hallucinating ,or another case when you sleep your brain stay awake and you know it ,that means you never deeply sleep.

Answer 6

man the same happens to me at least 1 or 2 times a week, is not a nice feeling.

my doc wants to run a full set of experiments, specially cuz u can even cry, an all of that but not move, he told me MAYBE is something wrong in my brain, (cancer) we r looking for it.
1 week to testings,, im so f*** afraid

Answer 7

Sounds exactly like Sleep Paralysis.
It's quite common and nothing to worry about

Answer 8

you are either having an observational dream, in which you are only there to see and hear what is going on, or you are simply not meant to move.

Answer 9

maybe you are having an out of body experience. i heard sylvia browne say that that feeling is quite common, you never know.

Answer 10

circulation problems, take an asprin