The ghost presses the bed, which means that when you sleep, you suddenly wake up but your body can't move. Actually, you have a sleep disorder. The phenomenon of "ghost crushing the body" belongs to a symptom of sleep paralysis in sleep neurology. At this time, the patient is half awake and half asleep, and the amplitude of brain waves is also awake. Some people may also have hallucinations, but the muscle tension of the whole body is minimized.
counter-measure
If you have symptoms of sleep paralysis, you can quickly restore muscle tension by the following methods: first, quickly turn your eyes to make them move in a circular motion, and let them move up and down, left and right. Then, blink, contract the muscles around the mouth, move the jaw and tongue, and move the neck, shoulders, hands, fingers and legs when the muscles begin to tense; Ankle and toe. Finally, sit up and move all your muscles. [2]
Matters needing attention
In terms of sleep preparation, posture and habits, we should also pay attention to the following taboos:
1, avoid eating before going to bed: If you eat before going to bed, your stomach will be busy again, which will increase their burden, and other parts of your body will not get a good rest, which will not only affect your sleep, but also damage your health.
2, avoid using your brain too much before going to bed: do something easier to relax your brain before going to bed, so it is easy to fall asleep. Otherwise, the brain is in a state of excitement, and it is difficult to fall asleep even when lying in bed. After a long time, it is easy to lose sleep.
3, avoid emotional excitement before going to bed: people's emotions are easy to cause nerve center excitement or disorder, making it difficult for people to fall asleep, and even cause insomnia.
4, avoid talking before going to bed: because talking is easy to make the brain excited and active, thus affecting sleep.
5, avoid drinking strong tea and coffee before going to bed: strong tea and coffee are stimulating drinks, containing caffeine and other substances that can make people feel excited. Drinking before going to bed can easily lead to difficulty in falling asleep.
6, avoid lying for a long time: Chinese medicine believes that "long lying hurts the body", too much sleep will lead to dizziness, listlessness, loss of appetite.
7. Avoid sleeping when it is windy: keep the air circulating indoors, but don't let the wind blow directly on your body. After a long time, cold air will invade from capillaries, causing diseases such as colds and chills. [3]
preventive
1, live a regular life, go to bed on time, get up on time and eat on time.
2. Exercise moderately, but don't do strenuous exercise before going to bed.
3. Avoid staying up late and get enough sleep.
4. Minimize the stress of life.
5. Avoid lying on your back.
6. Remind yourself that it's not special-many people have the same symptoms as you.
7. Finally, relax! You're not in danger. You're not crazy. Sleep paralysis is not a harmful disease. [ 1]