Xiao Xu can always hear the surrounding voices when he sleeps and wakes up in the past two months. However, it’s strange that no matter how hard he tries, he can’t do anything. He can’t make a sound if he wants to shout. He can’t move if he wants to open his eyes or turn over to get up.
after struggling for several minutes, people finally wake up. They feel very tired and sometimes even sweating. I told my colleagues around that it was “ghost pressing the bed”, so I went to the temple to worship, but I didn’t see any relief when I went home after worship.
a situation like Xiao Xu has a formal scientific name in medicine: sleep paralysis. It is commonly known as “ghost pressing the bed” or “ghost pressing the body” among the people. It may occur during lunch break and sleep at night.
mostly occurs in teenagers and young people. Such people usually have too much life pressure, irregular work and rest time, and often stay up late, insomnia and anxiety.
paralysis generally occurs when dreaming
sleep paralysis occurs in the rapid eye movement period of the sleep cycle. During this period, our eyes will move during sleep, which is when we dream. During the rapid eye movement period, our muscles are in a very low tension state except respiratory and ocular muscles.
this is a protective effect, which can prevent us from harming ourselves or the people next to us when we act with the dream.
and the patients with sleep paralysis do not know what the reason is. Their consciousness has awakened, but the muscles of their limbs still stay in a low tension state, resulting in disobedience to the command of consciousness.
for example, we can’t fully hold our fists when we just wake up. We can’t do it until a few minutes later. That’s the truth. In addition, the brain cannot explain the abnormal conditions of the body, coupled with the illusion of fear, resulting in hallucinations.
maintaining normal work and rest will reduce the state
many people have had such experience, especially teenagers. Try not to make yourself too tired. Maintaining a normal routine usually reduces the chance of occurrence. However, if the frequency is too high and affects the sleep quality, you should find a professional doctor to help and take medication if necessary.