Sleep Paralysis

Ever wake up from sleep, but it's hard to move or scream? Relax, you're not being harassed by a ghost. It is a scientific explanation!

These events often I have experienced since the days of high school, even today (although its frequency is greatly reduced). When about to wake from sleep or had just fallen asleep, I felt like something crushed. It makes me hard to get up or yell for help.

Then, there is little cold spread from toe to the rest of the body. To be able to get up, the only way is to move the foot, hand or head end at full speed until the entire body can be moved back.

After that, I usually do not dare to sleep. I lost consciousness or fear of the incident over and over again. Especially at the time, feels like looking at a shadow in the darkness.
I never told me about this on my mother. She said I had a squeezing. And according to the trust of parents, that is a ghost. Uh, yes scary! However, I am trying to find the logic of scientific explanation. This is the result

Sleep Paralysis
According to the medical situation when people will be sleeping or waking up feeling like a strangled breath, chest tightness, difficulty moving and hard body screaming called sleep paralysis (because the body can not move and seemed paralyzed). Almost everyone has experienced it. At least once or twice in his life.

Sleep paralysis can happen to anyone, male or female. And the average age people first experienced this sleep disorder is 14-17 years. Sleep paralysis or squeezing it can indeed take place in a matter of seconds to minutes. Interestingly, when squeezing occurs we often experience hallucinations, like seeing a black shadow figure or around the bed. Not surprisingly, this phenomenon is also often associated with the mystic.

In the Western world, the phenomenon of squeezing is often a nightmare Inkubus or old hag by the form of a shadow that appears. There is also a secret agent who thought he saw a foreign or alien. While in some medieval paintings, squeezing illustrated by the figure of evil spirits occupying the chest of a woman until she was terrified and could hardly breathe.

Lack of Sleep
According to Al Cheyne, researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, sleep paralysis, is a kind of hallucination because of malfunctions in the stage of sleep rapid eye movement (REM).

As knowledge, based on brain waves, sleep is divided into 4 stages. Stages it is the lightest stage of sleep (we were still semi-conscious), the deeper stages of sleep, the deepest sleep and REM stages. At this stage that dreams occur.

When the condition of the body is too tired or lack of sleep, brain waves are not supposed to follow the stages of sleep. So, from a conscious state (while he was sleeping) to the lightest stage of sleep, then immediately jump into a dream (REM).

When the brain is suddenly awakened from REM stage, but the body has not, here's where sleep paralysis occurs. We feel very conscious, but unable to move the body. Plus the hallucinations appeared another figure that this is actually a characteristic of the dream.

In addition, sleep paralysis can also be caused by something that can not be controlled. As a result, stress, and carried up into a dream. Work environment has also affected. For example, you work in shifts so that lack of sleep or have irregular sleep patterns.

Do not underestimate
Although common, this sleep disorder should be wary. The reason, sleep paralysis can also be a sign of narcolepsy (sudden sleep attacks with no signs of sleepiness), sleep apnea (snoring), anxiety, or depression.

If you are having trouble sleeping, you should make note of the pattern of sleep for several weeks. This will help you determine the cause. Then, overcome by avoiding the triggers. When the squeezing caused too tired, try to rest more.

Lack of sleep also should not be underestimated. If it is causing sleep paralysis, the condition is severe means. Immediate needs of self-evaluation and inadequate sleep. Try to sleep 8-10 hours at the same hour every night.

Keep in mind also, SEEP paralysis usually occurs in people who sleep in the supine position (face up, and almost in a state of deep sleep or waking from sleep almost). That is why, we need to frequently change sleeping positions to reduce the risk of this sleep disorder.

Well, if the squeezing is accompanied by other symptoms, it's good to see a doctor or a sleep expert sleep laboratory for further examination. Usually the doctor will ask when the overlap begins and how long it has lasted. Note that you created earlier will be helpful when it went to the doctor.