Lethargic dream: the mystery of mankind.

Sopor. What is this - a terrible disease or a mystical phenomenon? Scientists around the world still can not unequivocally answer this question. The causes of lethargic sleep remain a mystery not for one generation of those people who from time to time become its victims.

It is known for certain that a lethargic dream appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. In the world began his epidemic. The state of lethargy caused horror, as it was often mistaken for natural death and people were buried alive. About this, even they began to compose stories, and in some countries in the cemeteries they built tombs, which were called temporary, that is, the supposedly deceased still had a chance to escape.

What is a lethargic dream? It comes from the Greek "oblivion" and "inaction." This term is a painful condition that is similar to a dream and is characterized by a lack of response to external stimuli, immobility and a decrease in the intensity of various signs of life that are visible externally. The impetus for its appearance may be hysteria, intense excitement or general exhaustion. The attack comes suddenly and can last up to several tens of days, months and even years. And in the process of lethargic sleep, consciousness remains , which means that the patient remembers and perceives events, but can not react to them.

The most common myth about this condition, which came to us from the origins of its appearance, is that it can be confused with death and bury a person alive. Fortunately, modern medicine has dispelled this myth and it is already proved that even the most serious cases do not look like death. Lethargy is like an ordinary very deep sleep, when a person who has fallen into this state ceases to react to touch, hail and other external influences. Experts can easily note the even breathing of the sleeper, the twitching of the eyelids and other signs that the person is alive. The pulse is usually also probed, except that sometimes it is too weak and slow. The skin remains the same color. Even in those cases when it acquires a pale shade and is colder, and breathing becomes superficial, it is not so difficult for a doctor to understand that a person is in a state of lethargy. This is usually determined by an electrocardiogram or an electroencephalogram. Now doctors can monitor a person's state of lethargy, monitor his breathing, provide food, protect against infections or inflammations.

Despite the fact that lethargic sleep is still a mysterious and unpredictable phenomenon, modern science already has a definite opinion on this matter. Usually such a state occurs due to a strong emotional shock. Psychiatrists believe that in this way, a person simply tries to escape from complex and unsolvable life problems. It has been scientifically proved that in the risk group are mainly women, and young age. Perhaps this is due to the fact that they are considered more emotional than men.

The lethargic dream has its precursors: weakness, lethargy and headaches. However, this does not mean that with the onset of such symptoms you need to think that you are falling into lethargy. In principle, this state does not look like an ordinary dream. But, when you are immersed in lethargy, then really, for a while, just sleep. Awakening after a lethargic sleep also comes instantaneously, unexpectedly and suddenly, as well as immersion in it.

Kstatit, lethargic sleep still causes fear in many people. Still, because the body continues to function, albeit in a slowed-down regime. Who wants to sleep a part of his life? Do not be afraid of lethargic sleep, the chance that you will fall into such a state is negligible.