Did this happen to anyone before?

SwaT 10·Jan 28, 2017·2 votes·413 views

I wake from sleep immobilized, unable to move my body or turn my head. I try to make a sound, but I can’t open my mouth, I feel a deep sense of dread or danger

7 Comments

Elite4RunnerJan 28, 20174 votes

While this is not the right place to ask about this,

This is called sleep paralysis.

Basically your brain has shut off your motor functions, which is normal while sleeping because it prevents you from trying to act out your actions while dreaming.

It's actually fairly normal, but it can certainly be frightening.

SwaT 10Jan 28, 20171 votes

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SrbLudJan 28, 20173 votes

Don't worry about it. Sleep paralysis. Google it.

yoshi2790Jan 28, 20171 votes

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Google it.

Always Google your symptoms.

SrbLudJan 28, 20171 votes

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Always Google your symptoms.

Even your doctor does it. They used to go through medical encyclopedias before but now it's digitalized. For non-obvious symptoms at least.

You should know what the cause can be. So yeah people should google their symptoms. What they shouldn't do is act on it and self-medicate, but go to the doctor armed with at least some knowledge about what they might face.

doiminat0r3600Jan 28, 20171 votes

You'll always have cancer or a life threatening disease.

FighterA236Jan 28, 20171 votes

It is called sleep paralysis. While dreaming, you are completely paralyzed so you cant act in real life when you move in your dreams. As for this type of paralysis, I have read in a scientific magazine that you woke up before you had to, thus the brain is still confused and doesn't let you act for some seconds to some minutes. Sometimes people feel a pain in their chest, like a rock, and sometimes (I'm not sure about that) you see some weird creatures because your brain still thinks you are dreaming. As for the pain in the chest, the brain also tries to explain why are you paralyzed. It happens If: 1) You are young (most specifically young adult or teenager),2) you have stress etc. 3)Don't sleep well/Don't have a specific "schedule" when to sleep and 4) if u are under drugs, alcohol, etc. Just change the time when you sleep and you will be OK. I hope I helped :D