When Xiao Xu went to bed in the last two months, he could always hear sounds around him, half-dreaming and half-awake. But the strange thing is that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make any effort. He couldn’t yell even when he wanted to. He couldn’t move when he wanted to open his eyes or roll over to get up. After struggling for a few minutes, I finally woke up, but I felt very tired all over, sometimes even sweating profusely. When I talked to my colleagues around me, they all said it was a “ghost press”, and then I went to the temple to worship, but after I went home, my symptoms didn’t get any relief, so I thought of going to the hospital for a look.
“Ghost press” is actually sleep paralysis
The doctor told Xiao Xu that in a situation like his, there is a formal medical Scientific name: Sleep paralysis. It is commonly called “ghost pressing bed” or “ghost pressing” in the folk, and it may happen during lunch break and night sleep. It usually occurs in adolescents and young people. Such people usually live under pressure, have irregular schedules, often stay up late, suffer from insomnia and anxiety.
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Paralysis usually occurs during dreaming
Sleep paralysis is rapid eye movement that occurs during the sleep cycle During this period, our eyeballs move during sleep, which is also when we dream. During the rapid eye movement period, our muscles are in a state of extremely low tension except for the breathing muscles and eye muscles. This is a protective effect, which can prevent us from harming ourselves or the person next to our pillow when we move along with the dream. And sleep paralysis patients do not know what the cause is, their consciousness has been awakened, but the muscles of the limbs are still in a state of low tension, resulting in a situation where they do not listen to the commands of the consciousness. For example, when we just woke up, it is impossible to completely clen our fists, but only after a few minutes. That’s why.
Maintaining a normal schedule will reduce the condition
Many people have had this experience, especially young people. Try not to get too tired. Maintaining a normal schedule will usually reduce the chance of it happening. However, if the frequency is too high and affects the quality of sleep, you should seek professional doctors for help, and take medication if necessary.