andrushkiwt
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Working nights and switching over to daytime hours on my off days has me sleeping odd hours. Adding 12 hour shifts doesn't help. Recently, I've had several episodes of sleep paralysis. This is where your mind is aware but your body unable to move, while either falling asleep or awakening. For me, it only happens as I fall asleep. My mind begins to enter a dream state almost immediately (rare, often in those with abnormal sleep cycles and sleep deprivation, which I do have) but I am aware of my dream and I am able to pull back out of it. As I do, I attempt to move my legs and arms but am unable to for about one minute. As I feel the ability to move my legs and arms come back during that minute, I am attempting to call out as well, but unsure if I am reproducing the sounds aloud or only in my mind. Sure enough, as my body nears complete restoration, I become aware that my voice was not calling out as I thought it was and it slowly comes back. This is one terrifying minute.
I have no issue sharing this kind of stuff and I find it rather fascinating, though incredibly terrifying as it occurs. That inability to move your body at all, while remaining conscious, is unsettling. I need better sleep.
I have no issue sharing this kind of stuff and I find it rather fascinating, though incredibly terrifying as it occurs. That inability to move your body at all, while remaining conscious, is unsettling. I need better sleep.