Posted by Squiggles on October 21, 2007, at 7:58:30
In reply to Re: Hypnagogic/hypnopompic hallucinations, posted by kaleidoscope on October 21, 2007, at 7:43:37
On rare occasions I have had what is a multi-culturally
occurring inability to move as if someone is resting on my chest while i am asleep. There are even paintings of this phenomenon, which is not so rare. It is called "the Old Hag syndrome", after a fairy-tale like explanation that an Old Hag is sitting on your chest.It may be related to sleep apnea. But there are
many sleep, semi-sleep, narcoleptic, changes in the body and consciousness.Folk explanations are likely to turn to the supernatural.
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