Sleep Paralysis
Sleep Paralysis is a very scary feeling where you awake but stuck in a state where you cant even move a muscle or talk. Having to be or experience this state is extremely frightening on the dreamer, and some people report hearing and seeing things that are not actually there. (read all at source)
Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis is now being studied as an explanation for terrors in the night, which have been experienced by people across all cultures and for thousands of years. (read all at source)
What is Sleep Paralysis?
Wondering what is sleep paralysis?
Sleep Paralysis consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements either at sleep onset or upon awakening. (read all at source)
Sleep paralysis is a common condition marked by the inability to move the body or limbs, either during the onset of sleep or upon waking. It is sometimes accompanied by hypnagogic hallucinations. People with sleep paralysis should be assured that they dont have any mental or serious medical illness. (read all at source)
Sleep Paralysis
The human body is designed with a paralytic feature to keep you from acting out on your dreams. At times, you may awaken 'in between' the stages of full consciousness and sleep. (read all at source)
Encountering sleep paralysis just before you wake up can often be mistaken with being taken by aliens. This occurs as part of the natural part of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is often called REM Antonia. This state occurs when the brain awakes from REM but the body is still paralyzed. (read all at source)
Example dream : A demon pushing down on the dreamer dream linked to the dreamer suffering from sleep paralysis. This is a sleep condition where we half wake up - we are partially awake but we also recognise that we are feeling intensely paralysed. (read all at source)
See Life's Little Secrets - Sleep paralysis - Techniques for Exploring your Dreams - Edgar Cayce - Jesse Watkins Enlightenment
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This is a special type of distraction dream known as sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is a semi state of consciousness. Basically we are half awake and yet cannot move. This is extremely disturbing to the dream mind. The dream we get symbolises our minds fear as we are feeling very uncomfortable. (read all at source)
The dream of being a statue often finds its inspiration in the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. Since we cannot move large muscle groups while dreaming, our brains assume we have become statue-like. In dream logic, it makes perfect sense. (read all at source)
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