Have you experienced this? do you know someone who has. PLEASE HELP!!! I thought i was possessed cuz i could not move my body at all. couldnt scream or talk or anything.
2007-03-19 08:36:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes, it is a normal thing called sleep paralysis. It usually wears off fairly quickly. It can be caused by having very vivid dreams and awaking very quickly. Don't panic! It always goes away again once your mind fully awakens.
2007-03-19 08:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I often get sleep paralysis. It's really weird. My dreams are so realistic, and sometimes I actually know that I'm dreaming, so instead of being frightened by what's happening, I just go with it, as if I was watching TV, to see what's going to happen next.
Recently I fell asleep at my PC. (Happens a lot). My hand was on top of the cordless mouse on the slide out tray of my desk. I dreamed somebody was breaking through my apartment door in the next room. I could see them, but I was powerless to raise my hand to the telephone a foot away, or the lamp about 18" above my hand. I knew I had to do something before they broke thru the door and got in. I was terrified.
I was trying so hard to move that I was able to slide my hand about an inch to the left, whereupon the cordless mouse fell to the tile floor. The noise of it hitting the floor woke me up immediately and I was no longer paralyzed.
I knew that sleep paralysis was a safety feature in our brains to keep us from hurting ourselves or others while we sleep, but I didn't know before that it's a chemical process that can momentarily last after waking up. Interesting!
2007-03-19 09:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by augen blich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep paralysis
This is a common disorder relating to the way your brain is entering it's sleep cycle. I dont know all the specifics on this, but here are a few details.
When you enter deep sleep, your brain essentially cuts the connection to your body, so you lose feeling and ability to move, and it is presumably a natural mechanism which keeps you from thrashing about or walking away while you're sleeping.
In some people's brains though, there is a reaction where their body will be entering a deep sleep mode, but the conscious mind kicks in, or remains active.
In some cases people will even see things like lights, or people; and because of this, it has been attributed to many cases where people say they were visited or abducted by aliens.
It can be disturbing, but in many cases it can be treated with a prescription. I recomment seeing your doctor, and telling him/her about this. They will probably recommend you to a doctor who specializes in sleep disorders.
2007-03-19 08:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by xooxcable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of this. It is called sleep paralysis or even dream paralysis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
There are people who experience this and then believe it was aliens using some sort of technology on them to keep them from moving. However, the cause of it does not come from outside our galaxy, it comes from the inside of our minds.
If the effects of it wore off then I would not be too alarmed. If you are still feeling paralysis in parts of your body after you have been awake for awhile then you may want to see a doctor.
2007-03-19 08:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is sleep paralysis. The brain sends out a signal to the body to be paralyzed during sleep so we dont move around and get hurt. It is a chemical reaction. If we wake up too quickly, it may take a few moments for the chemical to wear off.
Learned it at school.
2007-03-19 08:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Semi-charmed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard about this - Your mind wakes up but your body is still asleep. It is a perfectly normal phenomena.
Funny that you thought you were possessed though - this is one of the things that happened to people who thought they were victims of witchcraft back in the day.
2007-03-19 08:46:21 · answer #6 · answered by Go Bears! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For real? I have had that happening but it was like a dream, I woke up from one dream into another dream, and I was still in the dream so I couldn't move.
2007-03-19 08:40:36 · answer #7 · answered by sam_alot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really not that strange, your mind just woke up before your body did. Get a little more exercise and keep both working together, and you should be fine.
2007-03-19 08:41:10 · answer #8 · answered by Jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep paralysis
I've had it once before, many years ago. Pretty trippy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
2007-03-19 08:39:41 · answer #9 · answered by Matthew L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ME TOO!!!!!! Long time ago...scared hell outta me...but, doc says not to worry....temporary paralysis happens once in a great, great while......you're ok......good luck
2007-03-19 08:43:05 · answer #10 · answered by The Emperor of Ecstasy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋