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The Pros And Cons Of Sleep Paralysis

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Sleep paralysis is a frightening phenomenon in which a person suddenly wakes up and finds that they are paralyzed and unable to speak for a few minutes. About 90 minutes into sleeping, we all go through a phase known as ‘Rapid eye movement’, also known as REM, where dreams are most intense and a specific hormone is secreted and special neurotransmitters are then released which paralyze all our voluntary muscles to prevent our bodies from injuring ourselves while acting out our dreams; this is called REM atonia. During sleep paralysis, the waking stages of sleep and the REM overlap, so that the person is still experiencing normal REM components (dreaming, muscle paralysis), except the brain is fully conscious and wide awake, which is why the
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