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The Frightening Mysteries of Paralysis Sleeping DisorderWhat Is Paralysis Sleeping Disorder? There are two types of the paralysis sleeping disorder, which are: the common sleep paralysis and the hag/hallucinatory sleep paralysis; the main difference between these two is the actual hypnogogic state, which is the state between wakefulness and sleep. A paralysis sleeping disorder is a condition that is characterized by a temporary paralysis of the body and physiologically is most closely related to the normal paralysis that occurs during REM. Common sleep paralysis typically happens when the body releases certain and specific hormones that paralyze the body in order to keep it from acting out dreams. This form of sleep paralysis usually lasts anywhere from seconds to a minute in total, and the person will most often wake up to find out that they are temporarily paralyzed and do not know why or what to do. The hag-hallucinatory form of sleep paralysis is experienced when hallucinations are added to the paralysis. This form of sleep paralysis is different from the common sleep form because it can last up to eight minutes long and due to the nightmarish hallucinations that may be involved, is usually a much more frightening and traumatizing experience. A paralysis sleeping disorder is typically believed by the person experiencing it to be nothing more than a dream, although it can often be an extremely frightening occurrence. There are certain preventive measures that might be able to help and prevent sleep paralysis, which include: Get lots of sleep, avoid sleeping on your back, try to maintain a regular and habitual sleeping pattern, reduce and avoid as much stress as possible, try to get plenty of regular exercise, and eat a healthy diet. Some have suggested that sleep paralysis disorder may be linked to post-synaptic inhibition or that of motor neurons in the pons region of the brain; particularly, that low levels of melatonin may stop the depolarization current in the nerves, thus preventing the stimulation of the muscles, and preventing the body from enacting the dream activity. |
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