Big Al History - Sleep Paralysis
People tend to stray from discussing their medical conditions. I guess that's a problem if you're Frenchy and you need to take the magic blue pill or if you're Q and you need to take testosterone pills. Unfortunately, for my case there is no magic pill. One of the problems that I have from time to time is sleep paralysis. You can get the technical explanation from Wikipedia.
It usually occurs when I'm sleeping on my back. What happens is that I wake up from my dream and become fully conscious of my surroundings. I can open my eyes, but I can't move nor can I speak. I'm probably in this state for less than 5 seconds, but it's a very scary 5 seconds. Some people that have this condition tend to experience alien abductions. To get out of the state of paralysis I consciously try to move my finger or try to make a noise. Often times the paralysis comes in streaks where I may go through this process a few times per night - go to sleep, experience sleep paralysis, wake up, go back to sleep, experience sleep paralysis again, etc.
These symptoms occur probably once a month. For as long as I can remember I have always had these episodes. To prevent it from happening, I try to sleep on my side. If I find myself on my back I immediately shift my body.
I've mentioned this phenomenon to a few of my friends. Only one time have I encountered somebody that experiences the sleep paralysis episode. Their case was very extreme where they had to visit a sleep doctor. Crazy eh? Be lucky you don't have to deal with this.
i don't have medical problems. i am a machine.
-frenchy
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8:54 PM
If you were a machine then you would be blogging.
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Allan Teruel |
10:17 PM
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9:40 PM