#hypnagogia

#hypnagogia

'When we sleep, our motor muscles are prevented from moving - a physiological state called atonia,' Anderson told the Daily Mail. 'It protects us from getting up and acting out our dreams and keeps us safely tucked up in bed. 'But if you start to wake up before your body moves out of atonia, you may experience an in-limbo state, half awake (yet also half dreaming) and unable to move. 'Although sleep paralysis only lasts a few seconds, the terrifying experience feels so real that you feel doomed.'