Every day, there’s one specific moment I look forward to: when I can climb into bed and fall asleep.
There’s no better feeling than lying down at the end of a long day in your comfortable, cozy bed.
Most of us think of sleeping as a pleasant experience, but for some people it’s actually something to dread. For people with insomnia and other sleep disorders, getting into bed can actually be a stressful experience.
Lots of people have heard of things like sleepwalking and restless leg syndrome, but there are less well-known things that can also happen when you’re asleep like REM sleep behavior disorder and sleep paralysis.
Do you know anyone who has these scary sleep problems? Someone in your family might have one and you might not even know it!
Read below to find out more about some of the weirdest things that can happen to your body when you’re asleep.
#1: You Can Become Paralyzed
Pretty terrifying, right? Find out more about sleep paralysis in this article below.
#2: You Can Stop Breathing
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, “Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep.”
#3: You Can Act Out Your Dreams
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder is a sleep disorder in which you physically act out vivid, often unpleasant dreams with vocal sounds and sudden, often violent arm and leg movements during REM sleep — sometimes called dream-enacting behavior.”
#4: You Can Have An Orgasm
Often, if you’re having a romantic or sensual dream, your body will react the same way it would as if it were happening in real life. Because of this, it’s possible to have a full-blown orgasm while you’re sleeping. It might even wake you up from a deep sleep.
#5: You Can Feel Like You’re Falling
It’s actually really common to feel like you’re falling when you’re about to fall asleep.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, “These involuntary muscle twitches in the arms, legs, or entire body are called hypnic jerks (or sleep starts), and they’re very common.”
Unlike some of the other sleep issues, hypnic jerks aren’t something you need to worry about.
#6: Your Senses Can Turn Off
Unfortunately, a study done at Brown University found that our sense of small essentially turns off when we sleep.
#7: You Can Sleepwalk
The National Sleep Foundation explains, “Sleepwalking, formally known as somnambulism, is a behavior disorder that originated during deep sleep and results in walking or performing other complex behaviors while asleep.”
Sleepwalking can be very dangerous, since sleepwalkers can end up in scary situations. They can fall down stairs, trip over objects, and do other terrifying things.
#8: Your Legs Might Feel Odd
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke explains, “Restless legs syndrome causes unpleasant or uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an irresistible urge to move them.”
No comments:
Post a Comment