[jameslad]

Hi, (not sure if it's in the right forum)..

well..

I tend to sleep around 10 and i wake up around 5 in the morning to pray then i go back to sleep just before 6..

Then i would wake up and feel paralysed!

I can't shout for help or move my body! I have to use all my energy to escape and yeah..


it happens a lot when i wake up - then stay awake for 30 mins - then go back to sleep - WHEN i wake up AGAIN is when is usually happens.

What the hell?

[OU Student]

Sleep paralysis?

[TheWorldEndsWithMe]

Sounds like sleep paralysis.

[jameslad]

(Original post by TheWorldEndsWithMe)
Sounds like sleep paralysis.

Why does that happen?

[jameslad]

(Original post by OU Student)
Sleep paralysis?

Why does that happen?

[hannahchan]

(Original post by jameslad)
Why does that happen?

maybe the brain is still stuck in REM mode? Or perhaps its exhaustation?

[TheWorldEndsWithMe]

(Original post by jameslad)
Why does that happen?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

"Physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to REM atonia, the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Sleep paralysis occurs either when falling asleep, or when awakening. When it occurs upon falling asleep, the person remains aware while the body shuts down for REM sleep, and it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis. When it occurs upon awakening, the person becomes aware before the REM cycle is complete, and it is called hypnopompic or postdormital.[5] The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes, with some rare cases being hours, "by which the individual may experience panic symptoms"[6] (described below). As the correlation with REM sleep suggests, the paralysis is not entirely complete; use of EOG traces shows that eye movement is still possible during such episodes.[7] When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP).[8]

Le Cauchemar (The Nightmare), by Eugène Thivier (1894)
In addition, the paralysis may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger.[9] Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations.[8] The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful or dream-like objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision."

[jameslad]

(Original post by TheWorldEndsWithMe)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

"Physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to REM atonia, the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Sleep paralysis occurs either when falling asleep, or when awakening. When it occurs upon falling asleep, the person remains aware while the body shuts down for REM sleep, and it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis. When it occurs upon awakening, the person becomes aware before the REM cycle is complete, and it is called hypnopompic or postdormital.[5] The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes, with some rare cases being hours, "by which the individual may experience panic symptoms"[6] (described below). As the correlation with REM sleep suggests, the paralysis is not entirely complete; use of EOG traces shows that eye movement is still possible during such episodes.[7] When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP).[8]

Le Cauchemar (The Nightmare), by Eugène Thivier (1894)
In addition, the paralysis may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger.[9] Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations.[8] The hallucinatory element to sleep paralysis makes it even more likely that someone will interpret the experience as a dream, since completely fanciful or dream-like objects may appear in the room alongside one's normal vision."

Thanks for the info!!