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When i tried to go to sleep, i slammed awake and felt as if i slammed back into my body. it was as if i fell back into my body. any reason for this?
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REM paralysis: Dreaming sleep usually includes your brain disconnecting the motor outputs. Sometimes whose reconnections are 'felt' as something violent. This happens during normal changes in sleep level, including waking.
Answered 11/12/2014
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