On several occassions why I was either sleepy or half sleep my body won't move once I become alert. I know there are differant stages of sleep and it's freaks me out. What is this?
2007-03-28 08:32:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Also called "hypnagogic paralysis." Not abnormal at all. Some think it's conducive to achieving altered states of consciousness, and even astral projection.
2007-03-28 08:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well one time i was just about to fall a sleep when all of a sudden by body froze i could not move! I got scared and i tried to scream but no sound would come out! I asked my mom and she said that in mexico people say that when this happens there is a dead person on top of you trying to enter you body! I didn't believe her but one day it happend again this time i struggled and felt a hand touch my back! i could not move so i tried to scream but i couldn't! the a loud voice started screaming im by ear! i got up since then i had more respect for the dead and i found out that some one had died in my room she died in here sleep! this was some scary **** you might have a ghost in you room also! to this day i hear here getting on the bed and some times she pushes me while i am sleeping! This might be the same thing as what you are feeling or maybe your just tired and you whole body shuts down so you could get a good night sleep!
2007-03-28 15:44:41 · answer #2 · answered by john 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well generally the reason the body goes stiff like that is because naturally it's just the body shutting down and since you are still somewhat awak you have no clue as to what is going on. It's just something that happens when you are gettting near time to drift into slumber which is the second stage of sleep, alot of people experiance this but are asleep and do not know what is going on.
But all i can tell you is that i usually go through it atleast 3 times a night, but i'm used to it. So don't try to struggle with it just sleep. that's what you should be doing anyways
2007-03-28 16:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by William Sly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is probably happening to you after dreaming during REM sleep is also accompanied by wild fluctuations in body metabolism. Your heart rate, blood pressure, hormonal secretions and many other functions correspond to the events of a dream. Your muscle activity, on the contrary, is almost nonexistent. There has been some speculation that if your body was not paralysed during REM dreams, you may even act them out.
Acting could be quite dangerous at times so perhaps what is happening to you is at a time just as your body is about to go into that REM sleep and you may think that you're totally awake or alert but your brain isn't quite there yet.
It has happened to me and many people I have spoken to and I don't think that it's anything to worry about. If you do worry about it and it prevents you from getting proper rest then I would suggest to speak to your family doctor about your concerns. He would be able to reassure you that all is well with you or if he feels that you should see someone due to a problem .... then please avail yourself of his help.
Good luck and I wish you "sweet dreams" .... : )
2007-03-28 15:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you are in deep sleep your body payalyzes itself because you are not conscious enough to control it anymore. If you wake up while your body is in paralysis you'll be unable to move it for a few minutes until your sub consious realizes you're awake. I wouldn't reccomend waking up during these times, just close your eyes but stay consious and keep thinking to a minimum. If you do this then you can control your own dreams! It's the most amazing experience you'll ever have. Feel free to research Lucid Dreaming for more information on how to do this.
2007-03-28 15:37:22 · answer #5 · answered by Durr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While dreaming, there is a safety feature in the brain that disconnects mental imagery (the dream) from motor movement. The reason is so you will not act out your dreams and wake up running like an idiot or worse. In some people there are experiences that suggest this does not work ... such as sleep walking. In others, you may partly wake up and not be able to move, as you state. When you fully wake, you should be able to move without a problem. If not, call your doc.
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2007-03-28 15:38:07 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It has happened to me in several occasions , but this morning i found out that you are not half asleep, but completely asleep. Because during that stage of the dream i am conscious, but unable to wake up. When ever this happens to you again (which it will probably will) remember that you are dreaming and try to wake yourself up.
When this happens I always feel a heavy weight on top of me and it is a ghost, but since i am able to react quickly i ask to them in my mind "who are you." All the times that it has happen to me i am able to see the person and i get a change to communicate with them. It is also the same person all the time.
2007-03-28 17:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by Tilted 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happens to me all of the time there's nothing wrong with it you're mind is waking up before the rest of your body starts to function properly don't worry about it
2007-03-28 15:39:30 · answer #8 · answered by 98' Vortec 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't explain it either, but I have had a strange sleeping moment while trying to wake up from sleep, you can hear everything going on but you can't force your eye's to open, and as you try to lift your hand to help pull your eyelids apart, you realize that you can't move your arms or hands and then you can't move you feet. Then all of a sudden you WAKE UP!! I think it's a dream, but it has happened to me on serveral occasions.
2007-03-28 15:37:43 · answer #9 · answered by Sha-Na-Na 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's sleep paralysis. You haven't fully woken up. It is quite common. I have experienced it once before. I know a guy that's had it loadsa times. Nothing to worry about.... just go back to sleep or wait it out, coz it's not dangerous.
2007-03-28 15:34:57 · answer #10 · answered by Article 82 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋