What is sleep paralysis?

Sleep paralysis is a disease that leads to complete paralysis of the muscles of the entire body immediately after a person wakes up or before the period of sleep. The emotional state of a person is close to hysterics, when the body ceases to obey. There are rare cases when an ailment acquires a chronic form, and a person simply gets used to such a state. The reason for this behavior of the body is considered to be the transition of brain activity from the period of sleep during the waking period.

The state of the organism, to which the sleep paralysis leads, is almost identical with the ordinary paralysis occurring in the process of fast sleep. He prevents the movements of the body, thereby allowing him to fully relax. After waking from sleep, the brain does not have time to quickly rebuild to active activity, which is accompanied by paralysis for a certain time. This is the main cause of sleep paralysis.

The duration of this state can be different, ranging from a few seconds to 2 minutes. Despite the huge inconvenience, this phenomenon is not a threat to the human body. Sometimes, in a state of real estate, a person can partially move parts of the body, however, movements are given with great difficulty and effort. As for the perception of the surrounding world, while staying still, there can be heard a pronounced squeak and whistle, which also passes with time.

Treatment of carotid paralysis is an actual problem, since the third part of the population faces this phenomenon once in a lifetime. For the first time the phenomenon manifests itself at the age of 10 years. At the first stages, the unusual state of the body manifests itself 2-3 times throughout the year. However, further attacks can become much more frequent.

Sleep paralysis is accompanied by feelings such as horror, pressure in the chest, difficulty breathing and a sense of body movement. Most people try to wake up completely, but such efforts do not work. The process can be accompanied by sound and visual hallucinations. In a 50 percent case, people are not even able to open their eyes.

Most often, sleep paralysis is manifested in the supine position. It is rare enough for people who are accustomed to rest mostly on their sides. Especially often there is a similar phenomenon, when a person has difficulty with night rest. Paralysis takes possession of the body of people only with a natural awakening. A sharp rise excludes the probability of occurrence of this phenomenon. Similarly, when sleep is interrupted due to certain irritants, such as an alarm clock, a cry, a bright light and other factors, paralysis is simply not possible.

Methods of treatment are quite different. The most basic means is regulation of the regime of full sleep and rest. When an attack occurs, it is necessary to remain calm and try to move as actively as possible all possible parts of the body, eyes, fingers and tongue. Even if it does not immediately turn out, you should not stop trying. Some people suffering from this phenomenon prefer complete relaxation of each cell of the body. This allows you to restore the correct activity of the body and finally get rid of the obsessive state. An excellent tool is the activation of the brain. Mental solution of problems, examples or equations, rhyming lines or drawing up a plan for the day contributes to a quick return from an unpleasant state. You can restore the body by mooing or using other sounds that you can publish without opening your mouth.

Most often, emotionally unstable people, closed and overworked individuals become victims of the ailment. As a rule, the phenomenon is temporary, and gradually disappears after a certain period of time.