Ever wake up from sleep, but it was difficult to move or scream? Relax, you're not being harassed delicate creatures. This scientific explanation!
EVENTS I often 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 feel like crushed something. It's hard to get up or make me call for help.
Then, there is little chill radiating from the tip of the foot throughout the body. To be able to get up, the only way is to move the tip of the feet, hands or head tip top of my voice until the whole body can be moved back.
After that, I usually do not dare to sleep. Afraid I lost consciousness or incident over and over again. Especially when the incident occurred, I like seeing a shadow in the darkness.
I had my talk about this to my mother. He said I was experiencing oppression. And according to the trust of parents, who are the spirits to rest. Ick, creepy yes! However, I am trying to find the logic of scientific explanation. These results
Sleep Paralysis
According to the medical, the situation when people are going to sleep or waking up feeling like a strangled breath, chest tightness, difficult to move 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 a sleep disorder is 14-17 years. Sleep paralysis alias this oppression 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 things mystical.
In the Western world, a phenomenon often called the nightmare of oppression inkubus or old Hags based on shadow form that appears. There is also a feeling of seeing a foreign secret agents or aliens. 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 due to a malfunction in the stage of sleep rapid eye movement (REM).
As knowledge, based on brain waves, sleep is divided into 4 stages. Stages are the lightest stage of sleep (we're still semi-conscious), the deeper stages of sleep, the deepest sleep and REM stages. At this stage that dreams occur.
When the body is too tired or lack of sleep, brain waves do not follow the stages of sleep that they should. So, from the conscious state (while trying to sleep) to the lightest stages 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, stress and carry over into the dream. The work environment has also affected. For example, you work in shifts so that lack of sleep or having irregular sleeping patterns.
Do not underestimate
Although common, this sleep disorder should be wary. The reason is, sleep paralysis may be a sign of narcolepsy (sudden sleep attacks without signs of sleepiness), sleep apnea (snoring), anxiety, or depression.
If you frequently experience a sleep disorder is, you should make note of the pattern of sleep for several weeks. This will help you find out the cause. Then, overcome by avoiding triggers. When the squeezing caused too tired, try to rest more.
Lack of sleep should not be underestimated. If it causes 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 upwards and almost soundly or in a state of 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 immediately sleep specialist or sleep laboratory to be examined further. Usually the doctor will ask when squeezing started and been going on for how long. Note that you created earlier will be helpful when checked by a doctor.
Myth Sleep Paralysis in Various Countries
* The Afro-American culture, this sleep disorder called the devil riding your back a ghost or ghosts who are climbing someone's shoulder.
* In Chinese culture, called gui ya shen aka ghost disorders that suppress a person's body.
* In the Mexican culture, called se subio el muerto me and trusted as the incidence of dead souls who stick to someone.
* In the culture of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, called pee umm, referring to the incident where a person is asleep and dreaming spirits hold or detain the person's body to stay in their nature.
* In the culture of Iceland, called the mara. This is an ancient language word Island. That is a ghost that occupies one's chest at night, trying to make him shortness of breath and suffocation.
* In the culture Tuki, called karabasan, believed to be the creature that attacks people in times of sleep, suppress the person's chest and took his breath.
* In Japanese culture, called kanashibari, which literally means binding so that means a person bound by evil spirits.
* In the culture of Vietnam, called ma de, which means controlled by Satan. Many Vietnamese people believe these problems occurred because the spirits permeate a person's body.
* In the culture of Hungary, called lidercnyomas and is associated with the word supernatural boszorkany (witch). Boszorkany word itself means to press so that this event be interpreted as pressure exerted on one's spirits in his sleep.
* In the culture of Malta, sleep disturbances are regarded as the attacks by Haddiela (wife Hares), gods who haunt the nation Malta possessed by that person. And to avoid the attack Haddiela, one has to put objects of silver or a knife under the pillow while sleeping.
* In the culture of New Guinea, this phenomenon is called Suk Ninmyo. This is the sacred tree of life of the human spirit. This sacred tree shall eat the human spirit in the night so as not to disturb people in the daytime. However, often the person being eaten tree spirit is awakened and there was sleep paralysis.
