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Originally posted by lizziejayne
reply to post by Moose Head
Sorry I misinterpreted your intent there Moose
Tis sometimes hard to gauge humour and irony through the written word. I'm blaming my tools and sticking to it.
I disagree though about being constructive to people's situations Perhaps not a responsibility, but morally and personally preferable to hindrance.
[edit on 19/12/08 by lizziejayne]
Originally posted by alien
Hi Pocky,
Thanks for posting up the account of what you've experienced...unfortunately for whatever reason it doesn't seem to be an uncommon one for some people.
Just also letting you know that - if you wish - one of us Mods could move your thread into the Gray Area Forum.
The difference within that forum is that there is an understanding there that people are posting their experiences...they may not have verifiable evidence or anything, rather its a place to share ones experiences/testimonies/opinions in a bit more relaxed atmosphere...with a bit more relaxed expectations in regards to any evidence. Ie:You tend not to get so barraged with "Prove it" replies as is more the case within this section (or other sections on ATS).
Over to you. If you're happy it staying in UFO/Aliens then cool as...
Peace.
Originally posted by Yoda411
reply to post by Pocky
I began to read your experiences with a skeptic point of view, and then something that you said struck me as more than coincidental.
Why does sleep paralysis always occur laying on your back? I have never experienced sleep paralysis while laying on my side, or stomach. Anybody?
Why does it almost always happen while in a supine position?
It doesn't always (not even almost always). It is true that a lot of subjects report SP while in a supine position. My answer to that is tied to a theme that I will use to approach your other questions. I refer to SP as "bounded lucidity" to describe both the paralysis and the self-awareness of the paralysis experience. In a supine position one still has "both ears to the world" so to speak, as opposed to laying on one side and depriving oneself from stimuli. A supine position is antithetical to the more natural fetal sleeping position, when humans first experience REM sleep. In a sense, a supine position is not a very natural sleeping position at all (even though lots of folks do it) when you think about it in these developmental terms. Functionally speaking, sleeping on one's back may preserve a state of vigilance and therefore lead to the greater probability of self-awareness during REM sleep. Several pre-dormittal behaviors that demand some degree of vigilance, like reading or watching TV, are done from this position. If one moves back and forth from being awake to REM states (which is very easy to do since they both reflect beta cortical activity), the separation between both states could become non-existent. Finally, a lot of my subjects do report SPs in a supine position when they take naps. Once again the dormittal context is not one of "I intend to sleep in a fetal, primal position," but rather one of "Ooops, imagine that, I fell asleep on my couch while waiting for..." Under these 'propitious' circumstances, once again, vigilance could be maintained into REM proper. Kleitman, the co-discoverer of REM sleep (1955), and others have shown that there exists a basic rest activity cycle (BRAC) throughout the 24-hour cycle. The same 90-minute cycle is maintained by the alternating contribution of non-REM and REM periods. In this sense, being awake and being asleep are: a) subordinate to a larger physiological arousal event, and b) on a continuum. Finally, breathing patterns may also be altered while in a supine position, as in the case of sleep apnea, giving rise to sub-optimal, intermittent rest.