This article takes a closer look at this condition and offers some ways in which you can deal with this condition. Go through it quickly and get some answers to this somewhat unknown condition.

REM sleep is the state of sleep when we experience dreams. REM sleep paralysis is a condition that occurs when sleep is suddenly interrupted and the person was having a dream. The reason you experience the paralysis is because the change from being totally asleep to being fully awake is meant to be a gradual transition. When it becomes sudden the body and the brain’s reaction times are not the same and this causes the paralysis.

How come the paralysis only affects you when you are having dreams? The reason for this is that a dream is not a threat to you physically. When the brain is immediately awake in the middle of a dream you are actually trying to physically respond to something that is not there and the body goes into a state of paralysis. Can you imagine what would happen if we reacted to everything that happened whilst we are asleep.

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Things that will dirupt your normal sleeping routine will cause you to experience sleep paralysis. There are some things that the brain reacts to even if you are asleep. The brain does respond to light and sound. So usually sleeping in a dark and quiet room should lessen the occurrences of REM sleep paralysis.

There are also some things that are known to precipitate this condition. I’m referring to things like alcohol, smoking and caffeine when taken at night or before sleeping. Try and be relaxed and stress free especially at night.

REM sleep paralysis is a common problem that affects nearly everyone and you should not be afraid to get advice or help for it. There are quite a number of ways that you can deal with this condition and with the internet alternatives are never hard to find.