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I wake up frozen.
Sometimes, I'd say about once a month, I'll wake up unable to move or speak, all I'll be able to control is my eyes. During this time I can't control my breathing either, my body is still in automatic mode. After about 10-30 secs of focusing on moving a single part of my body, I'll be able to move my entire body again. My mom who's a psych student says that I wake up during a certain stage of REM sleep; though I'd like another opinion. Has anyone been through this, or does anyone have any insight as to what this is?
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During REM(Rapid Eye Movement) sleep stages, the body does indeed remain paralyzed. This si to prevent the body from reacting physically during dreams to avoid harm while sleeping. So if you were to wake during a REM period, it would be logical that you would be paralyzed.
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Well, seeing a doctor about it won't hurt, if it really bothers you, you can look it up on Google or in the library and find out if there's been any other documented cases like your's.
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I really don't think you need to see a doctor. I wake up like this a lot, it's usually when I'm just starting to get to sleep, or slowly coming out of sleep. I always talk about it as a dream. I call it a dream because I usually think there's something about to attack me in that state, so I have to concentrate on moving a part of my body, and once I do, I'll wake up and realize that there are no spiders crawling on me, no angry squirrels crawling around my pillow, no bats flying around my room... the dream dissipates and I wake up completely.
Your mother is right. It's just another stage of sleep that you go through.
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your mom was correct. i read about that in an Awake article published by the Jehovahs Witnesses. It is not normal for some pl. id recommend you go to ur doctor and ask them about it. u may be suffering from somehing that effects your sleep. If u have ne more questions, go to my page and it tells u where to find me!!
XoxO Alissa-Marie
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I'm not exactly sure what this is but i most definitely think that u should see a doctor who can help u out..sorry i could'nt giv u more information..xox
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