I really don't know if i was dreaming or not but a couple of times i have felt like someone was holding me down. I was not able to move my legs, arms my whole body. I wasent able to yell as if i had no voice. Whie this is going on i feel as if i should be terrified, one time i saw a man standing next to my bed. well the other night i saw a man standing next to my bed and i asked him what he wanted, but then i turned on my t.v and well of course he wasent there no more... Does anyone know whats going on?
2007-02-12 10:33:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
this is sleep paralysis
what happens is the body releases a hormone at the point of REM sleep to stop you acting out your dreams
if you awaken during it or it is released too soon then you will feel just as you described
this can also produce like waking dreams... it is called hypnagogic imagery
it is very scary ... but very common xx
2007-02-12 10:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is called sleep paralysis. You experience a state between sleeping and waking up, and your brain has not fully woken up yet. So it makes you see images from your previous dream. Also, your mind may have woken up but that part of your brain which stops movement during REM sleep hasn't. No need to worry. Maybe you would like to see a doctor, though. They can prescribe you a mild medicine, I'm sure.
2007-02-12 10:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleep paralysis
this is also why some people believe they have been abducted by aliens
it is something that happens to people when they are between sleep and awake
2007-02-12 10:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by Josephus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleep paralysis can also be preceded by lucid dreaming
2007-02-12 10:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that there is a part of sleep that is that way.
2007-02-12 10:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats called sleep paralysis.
http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html
2007-02-12 10:40:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but perhaps you may need to visit your doctor.
2007-02-12 10:38:26 · answer #7 · answered by Laura H 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it was the boogy man
2007-02-12 10:42:23 · answer #8 · answered by Austin Powers 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that's a nightmare...you should pray before you sleep.
2007-02-12 10:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by MACRENE PADASDAO 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋