What causes sleep paralysis?
Your body is paralyzed during REM, your body can’t even stand (This is why sleep walking happens in other stages of sleep). Sometimes the body fails to turn on your muscles immediately after REM. Normally this condition lasts only a few seconds, but sometimes can it go on for minutes, which causes a very scary feeling. But just remain calm, it will pass. And it is not at all dangerous. You should also know that sleep paralysis is great for leaving your body. Again, leaving your body is not dangerous either.
Your body is paralyzed during REM, your body can’t even stand (This is why sleep walking happen in other stages of sleep). Sometimes does the body fails to turn on your muscles immediately after REM. Normally this condition lasts only a few seconds, but sometimes can it go on for minutes, which causes a very scary feeling. But just remain calm, it will pass. And it is not at all dangerous. You should also know that sleep paralysis is great for leaving your body. Again, leaving your body is not dangerous either.
A. Conventional wisdom: REM atonia is a normal function of the body.The muscles that move the body are “turned off” during REM sleep,which prevents you from acting out dreamed actions in reality.Non-REM sleep paralysis after waking up (“old hag”) is caused by afailure to re-activate the muscles immediately. Normally thiscondition lasts only a few seconds, but sometimes it can go for aminute, which causes a very scary feeling. You are damn sure you’reawake now but you can’t move. This is extremely unpleasant but atleast not dangerous. Source: http://www.faqs.
A. Conventional wisdom: REM atonia is a normal function of the body. The muscles that move the body are “turned off” during REM sleep, which prevents you from acting out dreamed actions in reality. Non-REM sleep paralysis after waking up (“old hag”) is caused by a failure to re-activate the muscles immediately. Normally this condition lasts only a few seconds, but sometimes it can go for a minute, which causes a very scary feeling. You are damn sure you’re awake now but you can’t move. This is extremely unpleasant but at least not dangerous. [Editor’s note: A student who suffered from sleep paralysis (like her mother and grandmother) said the easiest “cure” is not to struggle but to go back to sleep and wake up a second time.
