In life, many people have had this experience when sleeping: the brain is clearly awake, but the body just can't move, as if the hands and feet are trapped by something. At this time, I often struggle more and feel more fearful, and I vaguely feel that there is a shadow flashing by my side... It took a long time before I struggled to wake up. According to statistics, 40% of people will experience this terrible phenomenon at some point in their life. It can happen to people of any age, but most of the time it occurs in adolescence. For this phenomenon, the older generation will always say that there is a "ghost press", and it sounds scary to hear the name. What exactly is the ghost press? Is there really a ghost? But don't scare yourself, let's take a look at the real reason.

What is a "ghost press"?

In fact, "ghost press" has nothing to do with ghosts. It is medically called "sleep paralysis", which belongs to a sleep disorder.

When a person is deep asleep, the brain is in a state of rest, and our limbs are also resting. From falling asleep to being overly awake, the sensory cortex of the brain wakes up first, but the motor cortex has not yet woken up, although the consciousness of the brain is awake. However, the limbs have not received instructions, and they cannot move, which leads to sleep paralysis.

People who are prone to "ghost press" symptoms

① People who like to put their hands on their chests when sleeping; or when the quilt is too thick when sleeping, will put the chest in a state of oppression, affecting normal breathing, and it is easy to feel like a ghost pressing on the bed.

② When sleeping, the pillow is too high and the posture is wrong, which will lead to poor blood supply to the neck and brain, and then sleep well, and there will be more dreams and "ghost pressing on the bed".

③Have the bad habit of reversing day and night, do not sleep at night, love to make up for sleep during the day, over time, it is easy to disturb the biological clock, and ghosts appear on the bed when sleeping during the day.

④ Work and life are stressful, overwork, anxiety, or excessive use of the brain before sleep will keep the brain in a working state, thereby reducing the quality of sleep, leading to insomnia and dreaming, and even causing ghosts to press the bed.

⑤ Eating too much dinner or having too long socializing in the evening will cause the brain to be excited before going to sleep. After falling asleep, the overload of the digestive system will affect the nervous system of the whole body, and finally form a ghost bed.

Emergency treatment method of ghost press

If you experience ghost press symptoms, you can quickly restore your muscle tone by sending the following commands to your brain:

①Turn the eyeballs quickly, and let the eyeballs move in a circular motion or up and down.

② Put your tongue out, or try to shout out the sound while sticking out your tongue, so that your ears can hear the sound you make.

③ Concentrate, find a way to kick your feet, or twist your toes.

How to prevent "ghost press"

If you want to prevent ghost presses from coming to your door, adjust your work and life in your daily life, adjust your mentality, and don't have too much psychological pressure. Patients should not drink strong tea and coffee before going to bed, and do not engage in strenuous activities, otherwise the brain will be excited and it will be difficult to fall asleep. We can properly soak our feet, which can improve the quality of sleep and help reduce the incidence of disease. It is recommended that you do not fall asleep with tension and anxiety. It is recommended to sleep on the right side. Sleep habits should also be improved. It is not advisable to stay up late and sleep for too long. It is advisable to ensure 6-8 hours of sleep every day.