Sleep Paralysis

Ever wake up from sleep, but it's hard to move or scream? Relax, you're not bothered fine creatures. This scientific explanation!

EVENTS This often I have experienced since high school days, even up to now (although its frequency has been greatly reduced). When about to wake from sleep or had just fallen asleep, I felt like crushed something. It makes me difficult to get up or cry out for help.

Then, there is little chill radiating from her toes to the entire body. To be able to get up, the only way is to move the toes, tip of the hand or head at full speed until the whole body can be moved back.
After that, I dare not sleep normally. Afraid I lost consciousness or the incident over and over again. 

Especially when the incident, I like seeing a shadow in the darkness.

I have ever told me about this on my mother. He said I had a squeezing. And according to the trust of parents, who are the spirits to rest. Uh, yes spooky! However, I tried to find the logic of scientific explanation. This result

Sleep Paralysis
According to medical circumstances when people will be asleep or waking up feeling like a strangled shortness of breath, chest tightness, difficulty moving and hard body screamed called sleep paralysis sleep paralysis alias (because the body can not move and seemed paralyzed). Almost everyone has experienced it. At least once or twice in his life.

Sleep paralysis can happen to anyone, male or female. And the average age people first experience this sleeping disorder is 14-17 years. Sleep paralysis is squeezing alias can indeed take place in a matter of seconds to minutes. Interestingly, when squeezing occurs we often experience hallucinations, like seeing a figure or a black shadow around the bed. Not surprisingly, this phenomenon is also often associated with the occult.

In the Western world, a phenomenon often called the nightmare squeezing Inkubus or old Hag by the form of a shadow that appears. There is also a feeling of seeing a foreign or alien secret agent. While in some medieval paintings, squeezing illustrated by the figure of evil spirits occupying the chest of a woman until she was frightened and difficult breathing.

Sleep Deprivation
According to Al Cheyne, a researcher from the University of Waterloo, Canada, sleep paralysis, is a kind of hallucination because of malfunctions in the stage of sleep rapid eye movement (REM).
As knowledge, based on brain waves, sleep is divided into 4 stages. Stage it is the lightest stage of sleep (we're still half-conscious), the deeper stages of sleep, the deepest sleep and REM stages. At this stage that dreams occur.

When the condition of the body is too tired or lack of sleep, brain waves do not follow the stages of sleep should be. So, from a conscious state (while he was sleeping) to the lightest stage of sleep, then immediately jump into a dream (REM).

When the brain is suddenly awakened from REM stage but the body has not, here's where sleep paralysis occurs. We feel very conscious, but unable to move the body. Plus the hallucinations appeared another figure who actually is a characteristic of the dream.

In addition, sleep paralysis can also be caused by something that can not be controlled. Consequently, there is stress and carry over into dreams. The work environment has also affected. For example, you work in shifts so that lack of sleep or have irregular sleep patterns.
Do not underestimate

Although uncommon, this sleep disorder should be wary. The reason is, sleep paralysis can also be a sign of narcolepsy (sudden sleep attacks without signs of sleepiness), sleep apnea (snoring), anxiety, or depression.
If you are experiencing this sleep disorder, you should make notes on sleep patterns for several weeks. This will help you determine the cause. Then, overcome by avoiding triggers. When the squeezing caused too tired, try to rest more.

Lack of sleep also should not be underestimated. If you have cause sleep paralysis, the condition is already severe. Immediate need for self-evaluation and inadequate sleep. Try to sleep 8-10 hours at the same hour every night.

Please note also, SEEP paralysis usually occurs in people who sleep in the supine position (face up and almost in a state of deep sleep or almost awake from sleep). That is why, we need to frequently change position to sleep to reduce the risk of this sleep disorder.

Well, if the squeezing is accompanied by other symptoms, it's good to see a doctor or a sleep specialist sleep laboratory for further review. Usually the doctor will ask when squeezing starts and has been going on for how long. Note that you created earlier will be very helpful when it went to the doctor.
Myth Sleep Paralysis In Various Countries

    In Afro-American culture, this sleep disorder called the devil riding your back a ghost or ghosts who was riding someone's shoulder.

    In Chinese culture, called shen gui ya aka ghost disorder that suppresses a person's body.

    In Mexican culture, called se me subio el muerto and believed to be the occurrence of ghosts of people who stick to one's death.

    In the culture of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, called pee umm, referring to the incident in which a person sleeping and dreaming spirits hold or detain the person's body to stay in their nature.

    In the culture of Iceland, called the mara. It is an ancient language word Island. That is a ghost that occupies a person's chest at night, trying to make people's shortness of breath and suffocation.

    In culture Tuki, called karabasan, believed to be the creature that attacks people in times of sleep, pressing your chest and take his breath.

    In Japanese culture, called kanashibari, which literally means binding so that means a person bound by spirits.

    In the culture of Vietnam, called ma de, which means controlled by Satan. Many Vietnamese people believe this disorder occurs because the possession of a person's spirits.

    In the culture of Hungary, called lidercnyomas and is associated with the word supernatural Boszorkany (witch). The word itself means Boszorkany pressing so that this event be interpreted as pressure on a person's spirits in their sleep.

    In the culture of Malta, sleep disturbance is considered as an attack by Haddiela (wife Hares), gods who haunt the nation Malta by way of possessing the person. And to avoid the attack Haddiela, one must put the objects of silver or a knife under the pillow during sleep.

    In the culture of New Guinea, this phenomenon is called Suk Ninmyo. It is the sacred tree of life of the human spirit. This sacred tree will take the human spirit in the night so as not to disturb people in the daytime. However, often people whose spirits are being eaten and there was this tree awakened sleep paralysis.

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