Most nights, if you're lucky, sleep may be a completely unremarkable event. But every so often you'll experience bizarre behaviors which will leave you feeling completely confused--and perhaps slightly freaked out.
Not to worry. We asked sleep docs to decode a number of the craziest things which will occur from the instant you shut your eyes--and most of them are totally normal.
Typically once you dream, your body is paralyzed, but sometimes you'll start dreaming before your body is on "off" mode. With hypnagogic jerks, you would possibly act out a dream like slump a cliff, falling from the sky, or tripping, says W. Christopher Winter, M.D., Men's Health sleep advisor and medical director of the sleep center at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Virginia.
Essentially, it is the opposite of what happens with hypnagogic jerks, where your brain wakes up before the paralysis that accompanies deep sleep goes away, Dr. Winter says. "You may desire you cannot breathe. many of us describe it as an elephant sitting on their chest. That's because all of the muscles that control your breathing apart from the diaphragm are still paralyzed."
"With sleepwalking, you're beginning of sleep only enough for your body to maneuver , but not enough for your brain to be awake," says Dr. Winter. That's why you almost certainly haven't any recollection of your late-night jaunts.
The prescription sleep-aid Ambien has been linked to a number of the weirder sleepwalking incidents including cooking, binge eating, and driving while zonked out. That's because albeit you awaken during the night, the drug keeps your brain sedated so you are still in an unconscious state, Dr. Winter says.
If you experience unusual or dangerous nighttime antics and pop the sleeping tablet , ask your doctor about switching prescriptions.
"It often happens within the primary hour or two of sleep when your body is getting into deep stages of sleep, but there's still enough muscular tonus to supply sounds or movements which will accompany dreams," says Dr. Winter.
"In my experience working with patients, the attitudes, behaviors, and things people may say during sleep sex are often very different from what they'd do and say when fully awake," Dr. Winter says.
As a parasomnia, the phenomenon is analogous to sleepwalking--you're coming partly out of deep sleep enough that you simply can move and possibly talk, but your brain isn't awake enough to be fully conscious.
"Many people have a vague recollection of it happening during the night or they awaken during sex," says Dr. Winter. "It's possible you'll are dreaming about sex or perhaps you visited bed with the urge."
"In reality, nothing has actually happened." it is a sort of hypnagogic jerk, almost like feeling like you're falling: You're heading toward deep sleep, but your body hasn't achieved paralysis yet, and your senses are still turned on.
Not to worry. We asked sleep docs to decode a number of the craziest things which will occur from the instant you shut your eyes--and most of them are totally normal.
Typically once you dream, your body is paralyzed, but sometimes you'll start dreaming before your body is on "off" mode. With hypnagogic jerks, you would possibly act out a dream like slump a cliff, falling from the sky, or tripping, says W. Christopher Winter, M.D., Men's Health sleep advisor and medical director of the sleep center at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Virginia.
1. Why the falling? Researchers aren't sure.
"It's more likely to happen when you're overtired, sleep-deprived, or stressed," Dr. Winter says. "And your brain enters into sleep cycles more aggressively, but your body hasn't trapped ."2. you begin to awaken within the morning and realize you cannot move a muscle or speak.
It can last from several seconds to many minutes, and it's completely terrifying.Essentially, it is the opposite of what happens with hypnagogic jerks, where your brain wakes up before the paralysis that accompanies deep sleep goes away, Dr. Winter says. "You may desire you cannot breathe. many of us describe it as an elephant sitting on their chest. That's because all of the muscles that control your breathing apart from the diaphragm are still paralyzed."
3. Most sleep-related behaviors are harmless. But sleepwalking are often a dangerous issue, since you'll trip, walk into something, leave your house, and even drag the wheel.
"With sleepwalking, you're beginning of sleep only enough for your body to maneuver , but not enough for your brain to be awake," says Dr. Winter. That's why you almost certainly haven't any recollection of your late-night jaunts.
The prescription sleep-aid Ambien has been linked to a number of the weirder sleepwalking incidents including cooking, binge eating, and driving while zonked out. That's because albeit you awaken during the night, the drug keeps your brain sedated so you are still in an unconscious state, Dr. Winter says.
If you experience unusual or dangerous nighttime antics and pop the sleeping tablet , ask your doctor about switching prescriptions.
4. About 5 percent of adults yap in their sleep, consistent with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Most pillow-talk sessions last only about 30 seconds on the average .
"It often happens within the primary hour or two of sleep when your body is getting into deep stages of sleep, but there's still enough muscular tonus to supply sounds or movements which will accompany dreams," says Dr. Winter.
5 .Oftentimes, recurring dreams are based partly actually .
"If you were robbed at the grocery , you would possibly replay that over and over during sleep until you come to grips with it--whereas if you visited the shop to urge bread and milk, your brain would process it directly and advance ," Dr. Winter adds."In my experience working with patients, the attitudes, behaviors, and things people may say during sleep sex are often very different from what they'd do and say when fully awake," Dr. Winter says.
As a parasomnia, the phenomenon is analogous to sleepwalking--you're coming partly out of deep sleep enough that you simply can move and possibly talk, but your brain isn't awake enough to be fully conscious.
"Many people have a vague recollection of it happening during the night or they awaken during sex," says Dr. Winter. "It's possible you'll are dreaming about sex or perhaps you visited bed with the urge."
"In reality, nothing has actually happened." it is a sort of hypnagogic jerk, almost like feeling like you're falling: You're heading toward deep sleep, but your body hasn't achieved paralysis yet, and your senses are still turned on.
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