you arent understanding its not the rem its the not being able to move with your brain working feeling there is maybe somebody in the room then waking up then not being able to sleep all night because the same thing keeps happening over and over
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yes exactly i feel paralised like i can't move my body but can still think with my mind which is why i count to 10 and tell myself when i get to ten I am just going to force myself to wake up sometimes it can happen 20 times a night and i get that scared or frustrated that i just sit up turn...
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can someone help me understand this? i often experience REM in which i feel like I am sleeping but my brain is awake, also it feels a little frightning and i have to force myself to wake up often i count to 10 and sometimes i can force myself out of this but sometimes i have to count to 10...