睡眠瘫痪症通常发生在人类刚进入睡眠或将醒未醒时。患者感觉自己刚刚醒过来,可以睁开双眼并看到周围事物的影像以及听到周围的声音,但是无法移动躯干和四肢,也无法发出声音,有时会产生幻觉并看到虚拟的影像,严重的病例会感到呼吸困难。睡眠瘫痪常伴有恐慌发作,因为人还处于有意识的状态。同时伴随听觉和视觉上的幻觉,对于睡眠瘫痪也是很典型的,然后渐渐进入“梦境”。通常还会有“假醒”,即人醒过来,发现自己原来还在梦里,现实中也还在睡眠。这样的“假醒”通常会多次重复,伴随的还有来自于对这种无终止重复的恐惧。通常是可以打断这种重复与麻痹的,如通过试着对小指的移动等。睡眠瘫痪经常会有呼吸困难与耳里的声响的感觉,经常被误认为血液循环问题。很多人有过一次睡眠瘫痪的经历,有些人却会经常发生。睡眠瘫痪也可能是发作性嗜睡病的症状。
另有状况是已经睡醒,意识清楚,但全身难以动弹,眼睁不开,亦或不敢睁开,通常伴随者恐怖式的幻听,本身也有睁眼定会看到恐怖情境的直觉。
强行清醒:自身是可以强制动弹与睁眼,只是上述之情况在过程中会更加强烈,一旦睁眼後,所有症状瞬时消失。
此类症状在数分钟后会自然消失,患者身体逐渐恢复动作,根据绝大多数的案例研究,睡眠瘫痪症对身体无害[1],但对部分有此体验者的精神与经济算是有害,因部分体验者容易与鬼怪作为联想,也容易被劝服相信是如此,从而寻求民间命馆、神明、庙宇等诸如此类,进而供奉大小额不等的金钱,而不寻求医学上建议,电视灵异节目所谓鬼压床等灵异事件也大多出至於此。
Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon in which people who are either falling asleep or awakening from sleep temporarily experience a sense of inability to move, similar to that which occurs when an arm or leg goes "to sleep", but not associated with numbness. More formally, it is a transition state between wakefulness and rest characterized by complete muscle atonia (muscle weakness). It is thought to be a result of disrupted REM sleep which is normally characterized by complete muscle atonia that prevents individuals from acting out their dreams. It can occur at sleep onset or upon awakening. Sleep paralysis has been linked to disorders such as narcolepsy, migraines, anxiety disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea; however, it can also occur in isolation.[1][2] When linked to another disorder, sleep paralysis is most commonly seen in association with narcolepsy which is a neuromuscular disorder.[2]
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