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10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

The human being spends about a third of his life sleeping and during all this time it is normal for curious and even strange things to happen to us, the problem is that we usually do not realize them.Fortunately Scientists who study sleep and all the effects it has on our body.

There are hundreds of sleep-related disorders but in this article we want to comment on some of the most curious things that can usually happen to a person while sleeping without becoming a problem, surely you will be surprised with more than one.Has any of these situations ever happened to you?

10 curious things that occur to us while we sleep

1.Spam full length

Normally when we suffer these spasms we realize Even when you are half-asleep, but if you sleep with a person who suffers from them you will surely have taken more than one scare.According to studies on this subject up to 70% of people usually "suffer" it.

Stress, caffeine or anxiety are potentiators of this effect, although it is also normal for people to experience completely healthy.These muscle spasms are often related to the dream of a vacuum fall although the dream does not have to be the cause but it can also be the effect.

The scientific name of this effect is "myoclonic spasm" and some scientific theories suggest that it may be due to a vestige of our ancestors that they slept in the trees and when they suffered they woke up briefly to reposition their position between the branches and thus avoided falling to the ground.

Are you one of those who kick or suffer from their partners?

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

2.Sexual excitement

We don't tell you anything new, sure that you knew that usually men "suffer" nighttime erections and even in the morning they wake up with the "bell tent" mounted.What many people don't know is that this usually happens three to five times a throughout the night.It is something very beneficial for the health of the penis since it renews the blood with a more oxygenated.

But women do not stay behind either and that is that at night the human body secretes hormones that excite both sexes alike.It is quite common for a woman to wake up excited at night and may even have orgasms while sleeping.Has it happened to you on occasion?

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

3.We produce more gases

Speaking in silver: "We fart more at night" or at least we can't control them.What happens is that our body is in a state of Muscle relaxation can release gases without our consent.

If you want to avoid them: Have a light dinner at least three hours before going to sleep avoiding eating vegetables.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

4.Your eyes move nonstop

During the REM sleep phase acronym for rapid eyes movement our eyes move from side to side nonstop, as if ahead of us were happening fast scenes to which we do not want to lose attention.The REM sleep phase is a light dream phase, our body is not deeply asleep so if we wake up at that time We are fresh, rested and alert.

Scientists are still not very clear about the function of the REM phase during sleep, they believe it is necessary as a neuronal stimulation for memory consolidation, that is, thank you At this stage of sleep it may be that the next day we remember better the things we have experienced the day previous.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

5.Your muscles become paralyzed

Our body is intelligent and "blocks" our muscles while we sleep to prevent us from moving to the rhythm of what we are sounding.If we sound that we are running and our muscles could act at will, Imagine the consequences.

Even though our body is intelligent, it is not perfect.Sometimes it gets confused and keeps blocking our muscles even when we are half awake, that's when terrifying episodes like paralysis can happen of the dream we talked about in a previous article.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

6.You can maintain relationships while you sleep

Surely you know what insomnia is so you can imagine what is sexomnia or sexomnia .It is a pathology of the dream that, to be fair to In reality, it is rare.People who suffer from it try to have sexual intercourse without realizing it while they are asleep.

Although it may sound like a joke and even seem fun, people who suffer from it will tell you that it is not. Sexomnia can turn you into an involuntary rapist .This disorder has been included in the international classification of sleep disorders and although there are still few studies on it, it is totally real.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

7.You are taller

Did you hear that in the morning we are taller than at night ? What do you think? Myth or Reality? In this case it is a matter of reality and it has a fairly simple scientific explanation:

As we already explained in the article, are we really taller in the morning than at night? Our column is "removed" during the night and "hydrate" the discs between each vertebra these increase slightly in size and make us a few centimeters taller while we sleep.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

8.You have recurring dreams

Having recurring dreams is quite common although there are people who are more predisposed to have them.Scientists are not clear about the function of recurring dreams, there are several theories about it but they all have detractors.

The threat simulation theory is one of the most popular.This theory says that in many occasions dreams are projected threats that could be real and even that they have been and that remain in our head so that we learn to face them.For example, this theory says that if a person suffers an accident, it is very possible that said accident will become a recurring dream and that over time, the person should be better able to face another threat like that of the accident.The detractors of this theory say that then it cannot be explained why we sometimes have recurring dreams in which no threat can be distinguished a.

On the other hand, there are people who consider that recurring dreams have a spiritual explanation or even a vision of the future.There are not many studies that support this meaning, but it is true that throughout of history there have been coincidences of dreams with quite surprising real events.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

9.Sleeping slimming

Although sleeping is a low-performance activity makes us lose weight.Of course our body consumes energy even sleeping because it has to keep vital functions active.On the other hand «sleeping badly» can have just the right opposite effect because of the ghrelin, a hormone that we generate when we sleep little and makes us have more appetite .

So you already know: Take care of your sleep hours!

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

10.You think your head explodes

The "explosive head syndrome" is a dream effect that, as its name suggests, is quite curious.Many people describe the sensation of be sleeping peacefully, when they suddenly wake up from the noise of a powerful explosion.

Many of these people get out of bed scared and look out the window thinking that it is a bomb.Although the noise is frightening, very few people say they feel pain when they hear it.The problem is that people who suffer from it often feel scared and disoriented.This disorder is associated with moments of stress and anxiety or times in the that you don't get enough rest.

10 curious things that can happen to you while you sleep

Has it ever happened to you? Tell us what you felt.

Do you have a friend who has spasms in bed or who usually "blows his head"? Share with this article and it will surely be of interest to you.

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