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minus-squareRedditWanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·edit-21 year agoIt’s your brain being confused. It hasn’t gone to sleep yet but your muscles have. So the brain is like: yo leg, you dead? And fucking jolts it. Then he’s like “woah no need to freak out. kk we good, we’re going to sleep btw”. And then you sleep.
minus-square–Phase–@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoI love this explanation so much lol
minus-squaremiz_elektro@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAnd then directly into sleep paralysis
minus-squareTenshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThis is like ELI5 but better. I just can’t put my finger on why
minus-squareReoru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s relatable and told in a humorous way, it kinda feels like a nice relative telling you a story as a kid
minus-squarepixelle@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s brought on by anxiety/fight or flight response. Your body is keeping you from sleeping in case your life is in danger.
It’s your brain being confused. It hasn’t gone to sleep yet but your muscles have. So the brain is like: yo leg, you dead? And fucking jolts it. Then he’s like “woah no need to freak out. kk we good, we’re going to sleep btw”. And then you sleep.
I love this explanation so much lol
And then directly into sleep paralysis
This is like ELI5 but better. I just can’t put my finger on why
It’s relatable and told in a humorous way, it kinda feels like a nice relative telling you a story as a kid
It’s brought on by anxiety/fight or flight response. Your body is keeping you from sleeping in case your life is in danger.