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emotionxsickness · 16-08-2009, 02:30 PM

i think i know whats wrong. but what kind of doctor do i see?

Sleep paralysis
FEW WANT TO MENTION IT
That's exactly why these are so frightening, because the individual is virtually unable to ascertain at what point reality is leaving and dream imagery is coming.?
DR. MARK MAHOWALD
Neurologist

There were no evil spirits in possession of her body, and no disease eating away at her brain. Leslie suffers from what?s called sleep paralysis, a frightening but usually benign sleep disorder that a surprisingly large number of people have. The most recent estimate is that 6 percent of the public has suffered from sleep paralysis at least once in their lives, but the event seems so crazy to most people that like Leslie, it becomes a dirty little secret.

Dr. Mark Mahowald is a neurologist and director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorder Center. He says in most cases sleep paralysis is not a symptom of any psychological, psychiatric, or neurological problem.

'We?ve had a number of our patients misdiagnosed as having psychiatric or psychological problems on the basis of these,' he says. 'What?s happening is a combination of wakefulness and dreaming from sleep all occuring at the same time.'

According to the scientists, in dream sleep, also called REM sleep, the brain is busier than it ever is in a waking state, turning out vivid dreams. When that?s happening, the body is completely paralyzed. That?s perfectly normal, a safety mechanism to keep people from thrashing about and acting out their dreams.

Now ordinarily when a person awakes, the REM dream-machine gets shut down and a switch is thrown telling the muscles it?s OK to move again. Normally, this all happens in the blink of an eye - and in sync.

When it gets out of sync, people experience sleep paralysis. The brain is still dreaming away - still ordering your muscles not to move. But here?s the catch - part of the brain is also awake.
Welcome to the 'Twilight Zone' between sleep and waking.
A person experiencing sleep paralysis can still see the actual room, but they also may have visions similar to Leslie. 'Your brain puts it together, so you have dream imagery occurring in the real world,' says Mahowald. 'And that?s exactly why these are so frightening, because the individual is virtually unable to ascertain at what point reality is leaving and dream imagery is coming.'

In other words, your brain may be generating creepy and convincing special effects - like Leslie?s ominous figure - and yet you?re awake.

16-08-2009, 02:30 PM	#2
emotionxsickness unbeautiful Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO I am currently:	i think i know whats wrong. but what kind of doctor do i see? Sleep paralysis FEW WANT TO MENTION IT That's exactly why these are so frightening, because the individual is virtually unable to ascertain at what point reality is leaving and dream imagery is coming.? DR. MARK MAHOWALD Neurologist There were no evil spirits in possession of her body, and no disease eating away at her brain. Leslie suffers from what?s called sleep paralysis, a frightening but usually benign sleep disorder that a surprisingly large number of people have. The most recent estimate is that 6 percent of the public has suffered from sleep paralysis at least once in their lives, but the event seems so crazy to most people that like Leslie, it becomes a dirty little secret. Dr. Mark Mahowald is a neurologist and director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorder Center. He says in most cases sleep paralysis is not a symptom of any psychological, psychiatric, or neurological problem. 'We?ve had a number of our patients misdiagnosed as having psychiatric or psychological problems on the basis of these,' he says. 'What?s happening is a combination of wakefulness and dreaming from sleep all occuring at the same time.' According to the scientists, in dream sleep, also called REM sleep, the brain is busier than it ever is in a waking state, turning out vivid dreams. When that?s happening, the body is completely paralyzed. That?s perfectly normal, a safety mechanism to keep people from thrashing about and acting out their dreams. Now ordinarily when a person awakes, the REM dream-machine gets shut down and a switch is thrown telling the muscles it?s OK to move again. Normally, this all happens in the blink of an eye - and in sync. When it gets out of sync, people experience sleep paralysis. The brain is still dreaming away - still ordering your muscles not to move. But here?s the catch - part of the brain is also awake. Welcome to the 'Twilight Zone' between sleep and waking. A person experiencing sleep paralysis can still see the actual room, but they also may have visions similar to Leslie. 'Your brain puts it together, so you have dream imagery occurring in the real world,' says Mahowald. 'And that?s exactly why these are so frightening, because the individual is virtually unable to ascertain at what point reality is leaving and dream imagery is coming.' In other words, your brain may be generating creepy and convincing special effects - like Leslie?s ominous figure - and yet you?re awake.
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