The following article takes an in depth analysis into sleep paralysis and tries to provide some solutions and answers. After reading it you should be in a better position to deal with the problem.

REM sleep is the state of sleep when we experience dreams. REM sleep paralysis is a condition that occurs when sleep is suddenly interrupted and the person was having a dream. The reason you experience the paralysis is because the change from being totally asleep to being fully awake is meant to be a gradual transition. When the disruption is sudden the speed with which the body and the brain reacts is not the same and you are likely to experience the paralysis.

How come the paralysis only affects you when you are having dreams? The reason for this is that a dream is not a threat to you physically. When the brain is immediately awake in the middle of a dream you are actually trying to physically respond to something that is not there and the body goes into a state of paralysis. I’m sure you can appreciate the harm we do to ourselves and others if we could react to the things that we see in our dreams.

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So you can clearly see that anything that will interrupt the normal sleep pattern of an individual will likely cause it. There are some stimuli that the brain responds to when you are asleep. Light and sound are two examples I can think of. So usually sleeping in a dark and quiet room should lessen the occurrences of REM sleep paralysis.

There are also some things that are known to precipitate this condition. If you take alcohol, caffeine or smoke at night or before you sleep you are increasing the chances of experiencing sleep paralysis. Try and avoid tension and putting yourself under a lot of stress.

REM sleep paralysis is an acknowledged medical condition and you shouldn’t feel ashamed or embarrassed to get help for it. There are quite a number of ways that you can deal with this condition and with the internet alternatives are never hard to find.