| Jan 8, 2006 @ 2:41 PM |
body paralyzation (sp.?) while sleeping?
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sirdidymus
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it's happened to all of us, we're there, laying down, barely awake - thinking that we're moving some appendage of our body, when in fact - we're not - we're actually quite paralyzed.
sometimes it can be scary because you're still in that dreamy state and not aware that it's the dreamy state that is causing the paralyzation.
well if that ever happens to you, from what i read, what you can do is move your eyes, because that is the one part of your body you'll still have control over. when you start to move your eyes, that will release the trigger that keeps your body paralyzed, and then you'll be back to normal
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 2:59 PM |
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Seamonkey836
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I have read an article somewhere some time ago that Pshycologist have related this phenomenon with alien abduction victims.
I had an aunt that at one time was taking a snooze on a couch at the lake and suddenly started screaming her head off scaring the hell out of all of us !
Apparently she was having one of these moments and thought she was dying or something LOL !
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 3:00 PM |
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sirdidymus
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I have read an article somewhere some time ago that Pshycologist have related this phenomenon with alien abduction victims.
ummm....HUH???
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 3:07 PM |
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Seamonkey836
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Here ya go Sirdidy, I remembered readin an article about this very subject in one of my fave columns several moons ago and sure enough a search found that very article, interesting.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_408.html
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 3:11 PM |
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CynCity
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Yep, in times of extreme stress, I get this and it's really horrible. In my case, my brain justifies the paralysis by putting a dream scenario in it...i.e. an intruder in the house holding me down. I'm guessing that's where the alien abduction theory comes from. I've always known it was a dream, but I can see where it seems very real to the person going through it because you can see everything exactly the way it truly is, unlike a typical dream scenario, there's nothing surreal about it.
It is the scariest thing I have ever had to deal with. I guess it's associated with narcolepsy, though I never have had that...I tend to be an insomniac! The first time I had this was when my mother died and not again until I lived on my own for the very first time following my divorce.
I'm impressed, most people have never heard about it.
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 3:16 PM |
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sirdidymus
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i'm not really referring to any specific attack or episode though. In general, the body is paralyzed while sleeping - i guess that's a biological function to protect us from doing harm to ourselves while asleep. Without that biological trigger/paralyzation - i guess we'd all be walking in our sleeps - oops!
So, there are times when you're slightly awake but the body hasn't released that "trigger" yet. So if that ever happens, from what i read, if you move your eyeballs - that will release the trigger and allow you regular use of you appendages.
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 3:50 PM |
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Porsha924s
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Congratulations!! You are the victims of a deep state of relaxation.
A therapy used in mental health for some drug addicts with nervous conditions is" Bio Feedback"
A process were you listen to a voice telling you to concentrate on a particular body part to not move it, cant move, and over a short time it actually is "paralized". This non movement of the body is a very deep state of relaxation created by not moving. The brain then must need a bit of time to come out of that sub coma like state before it can send a wake up call thru the nervous system and then the muscle. That is the delay you have in getting a part to move.
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 4:23 PM |
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Angel54214
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'Porsha' is so right! Have you ever when away hurt yourself and the pain does not trigger the brain as pain until a second or two after? There is a delay from the muscle/nerves to the brain while awake and longer when in the almost sleep to sleep mode.
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 4:32 PM |
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Seamonkey836
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'Porsha' is so right! Have you ever when away hurt yourself and the pain does not trigger the brain as pain until a second or two after?
There is something to this, I have so often heard of someone suffering some bodily damage of some sort or another and thinking how bad that must have hurt !
However when I have incurred some pretty nasty, and I do mean nasty damage I often find myself thinking, hey this aint so bad , I can handle this.
In fact I will often cut or scrape myself while working and suddenly notice blood drops on the ground or equipment and upon inspection discover I have done some damage without feeling any pain or knowing it.
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 4:36 PM |
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CynCity
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Congratulations!! You are the victims of a deep state of relaxation.
Well, dang it, it's not very relaxing when I have the imaginary intruder, he's not even cute  . I've been told it's associated with REM sleep, and I've heard you can get yourself out of it, usually I just end up working it into a very, very bad dream.
Funny, it's only happened when I was sleeping alone.
[Edited on 1/8/2006 4:37 PM]
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| Jan 8, 2006 @ 7:36 PM |
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torees121
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It is true that during REM sleep the body is paralyzed so that we don't "act out our dreams". I took a whole semester on this type of stuff last year. It was a psychology-neurology class. Very interesting stuff.
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 4:54 AM |
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Porsha924s
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During the REM stage the body is now in a involuntary muscle mode if you will. We move but not in a volunteer manner as we do awake. We cannot move the arm as we can awake but the mind can move it involuntarily. This is what you see when a dog is running while sleeping or even barking/growling.
We do the same thing but our movements are not coordinated. Meaning these movements we make asleep are random and done by instinctive muscle/nerve conditioning, AKA muscle memory. This is how some sleep walk. The nerves/muscle have a memory and can function in a normal manner even if asleep but that sleep walker will not be capable of controlling the walking and often "wander" about in a uncoordinated manner or drunk like state.
In reference to not feeling pain while awake is a nervous system issue and should be looked into promptly. Diabetics often suffer numbing of the extremities and do not feel cuts/burns. If you are not feeling some pain when you should you need to seek a Dr. But we all have various degrees of pain reception and you may just be a tough skinned person.
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 4:54 AM |
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Porsha924s
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During the REM stage the body is now in a involuntary muscle mode if you will. We move but not in a volunteer manner as we do awake. We cannot move the arm as we can awake but the mind can move it involuntarily. This is what you see when a dog is running while sleeping or even barking/growling.
We do the same thing but our movements are not coordinated. Meaning these movements we make asleep are random and done by instinctive muscle/nerve conditioning, AKA muscle memory. This is how some sleep walk. The nerves/muscle have a memory and can function in a normal manner even if asleep but that sleep walker will not be capable of controlling the walking and often "wander" about in a uncoordinated manner or drunk like state.
In reference to not feeling pain while awake is a nervous system issue and should be looked into promptly. Diabetics often suffer numbing of the extremities and do not feel cuts/burns. If you are not feeling some pain when you should you need to seek a Dr. But we all have various degrees of pain reception and you may just be a tough skinned person.
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 4:54 AM |
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Porsha924s
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During the REM stage the body is now in a involuntary muscle mode if you will. We move but not in a volunteer manner as we do awake. We cannot move the arm as we can awake but the mind can move it involuntarily. This is what you see when a dog is running while sleeping or even barking/growling.
We do the same thing but our movements are not coordinated. Meaning these movements we make asleep are random and done by instinctive muscle/nerve conditioning, AKA muscle memory. This is how some sleep walk. The nerves/muscle have a memory and can function in a normal manner even if asleep but that sleep walker will not be capable of controlling the walking and often "wander" about in a uncoordinated manner or drunk like state.
In reference to not feeling pain while awake is a nervous system issue and should be looked into promptly. Diabetics often suffer numbing of the extremities and do not feel cuts/burns. If you are not feeling some pain when you should you need to seek a Dr. But we all have various degrees of pain reception and you may just be a tough skinned person.
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| Jan 9, 2006 @ 4:57 AM |
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Porsha924s
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Damn how did that happen 3 posts??? Why cant I delete the 2 extras????? Come on Match Dr get it together!!;)
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