Top Document: Dreams FAQ Pt.2/4: Nightmares, OOBEs, paranormal issues Previous Document: 3. Sleep paralysis, night terrors, nightmares +++++++++++++++ Next Document: 3.2. What causes nightmares? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge A. Conventional wisdom: REM atonia is a normal function of the body. The muscles that move the body are "turned off" during REM sleep, which prevents you from acting out dreamed actions in reality. Non-REM sleep paralysis after waking up ("old hag") is caused by a failure to re-activate the muscles immediately. Normally this condition lasts only a few seconds, but sometimes it can go for a minute, which causes a very scary feeling. You are damn sure you're awake now but you can't move. This is extremely unpleasant but at least not dangerous. User Contributions:Top Document: Dreams FAQ Pt.2/4: Nightmares, OOBEs, paranormal issues Previous Document: 3. Sleep paralysis, night terrors, nightmares +++++++++++++++ Next Document: 3.2. What causes nightmares? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: dreams-faq-request@bigred.ka.sub.org (Dreams FAQ)
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