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Originally Posted by Tacky  Just reading this, so is sleep paralysis when you are sleeping and wake up but cant move? Isnt that technically paralysis? Or does your body still thinks its sleeping and your eyes open?
Ive dreamt that i couldnt move before and was screaming in my head to wake up and eventually woke up...is it like that? I didnt even think there was a term for that, i thought i was just having a bad dream and dismissed it!
*insert "oooh, everything is a medical condition nowadays" type thought* |
It's when you wake directly from REM sleep and, yeah, you're properly paralysed.
Your brain effectively shuts down somatic motor neurons during REM sleep to (it's assumed) stop you acting out your dreams, sleep paralysis occurs if you wake before this wears off.
