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Works at Easter Seals Studies at Jackson State Community College Lives in Lexington, TN single as a dolla bill Born on July 14, 1991 From Lexington, TN

anyone ever heard of sleep paralysis?

i didn’t until about an hour ago. i was texting two of my friends. i had told one good night and was about to say good night to the other, when i felt myself start to slip off while i was texting. this next part is hard to explain… it’s like i was dreaming or unconscious, but i was still aware. very aware. like, it was real. and i was trying to text him, “sorry if i say something weird, i’m half asleep.” but i was.. hallucinating? dreaming? both? this is where REM sleep dropped in on me FAST. this is how it came out instead: “if i say something (this is where it happens) off the wayy, sorry. cause they’ll hunt me down.” and still asleep/aware, i tried deleting it for some reason. it’s like i couldn’t exactly control myself, it was weird as fuck, the weirdest thing to ever happen to me. so i googled “asleep but aware”, and sleep paralysis came up..

”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. The paralysis can last from several seconds to several minutes, with some rare cases being hours, “by which the individual may experience panic symptoms” (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. When there is an absence of narcolepsy, sleep paralysis is referred to as isolated sleep paralysis (ISP).

In addition, the paralysis may be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (hypnopompic or hypnagogic) and an acute sense of danger. Sleep paralysis is particularly frightening to the individual because of the vividness of such hallucinations. 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.”

symptoms are 

  • Sleeping in a face upwards or supine position
  • Increased stress
  • Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes
  • A lucid dream that immediately precedes the episode.
  • Lack of adequate sleep

In this post: sleep  sleep paralysis  insomnia  
August 26 at 2:16am
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my name is brittney nichole dyess. i'm eclectic, unconventional, and impatient. my biggest fear is being ordinary. i enjoy bubble baths and classical music. that's all you need to know about me.

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