Sleep Paralysis, someone has conjured up a name for the period of paralysis that I experience whenever I sleep on my back. As far back as I can remember there have been nights when I will wake up from deep sleep paralyzed and this condition normally lasts from several seconds to several minutes. I normally wake up unable to move any part of my body and I will be screaming for help but with no avail because I am unable to produce any vocal sounds. It feels as if some force is holding me down, preventing me from lifting my hands, legs or head. At times, it feels like I am drowning in air
My last episode was stranger that the others, this past Saturday, I was lying on my side and suddenly I woke up to someone or something holding down my left arm, wrist, ankle, and pressing my lower back. It felt as if one person was trying to push me to the other side of the bed, whilst another was holding me down. This happened twice on Saturday night, during both episodes I tried scream but was unable to because my tongue was heavy, and it also felt as if I was thinking the words I was attempting to scream.
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According to wikipedia, physiologically, sleep paralysis is closely related to the paralysis that occurs as a natural part of REM (rapid eye moment) sleep. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain wakes from REM state but the body paralysis persists. This leaves me fully conscious but unable to move. - Fun.
Check out the internet to read the many folklore explanations of this condition, I am going to stick with wikipedia's.
This just explains why my biggest fear is to be paralyzed.
4 comments:
Wow!! I've never heard about any of this before.. I'd be scared if it happened to me. Have you always had it? Can it happen out of a sudden to anyone? So weird!!
About Alanis.. what pictures on the beach were you talking about? The recent ones where she was playing with a friend on the sand? If you refered to those, I have them on the blog.. :)
Hey, you said you saw her at the newburry comics in boston, but on your profile it says you're located in NY.. so, where are you?? LOL
Alanis- I am in Albany NY. I went to her show in Boston and in New York City. I saw her at the Newburry Comics in boston. I found out about the in store appearance via myspace. She did not take pic but I have a picture of her leaving and coming and also of her and my gift someone posted on alanis info. When I get home I will post the pics for you.
There are pics of her on alanismorissette.info of her shopping at Fred Segal on May 16th.
The sleep paralysis has been happening to me since I was abut 7 years old. It hasn't happened in a while because I try not to sleep on my back.
I've never heard about the sleep paralysis before, this is very wird. I'm gonna read about it.
I know a girl who saw her at the NC also.. she took a picture when she was signing her cd. And she did some videos too.. I'm gonna look for them and send you.
You said you were gonna post some pictures. You can e-mail them to me. I'd love it. The e-mail address is on the blog. :))))
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