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[–] RedditWanderer 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

It's your brain being confused. It hasn't gone to sleep yet but your muscles have. So the brain is like: yo leg, you dead? And fucking jolts it. Then he's like "woah no need to freak out. kk we good, we're going to sleep btw". And then you sleep.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I love this explanation so much lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And then directly into sleep paralysis

[–] Tenshi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is like ELI5 but better. I just can't put my finger on why

[–] Reoru 2 points 1 year ago

It's relatable and told in a humorous way, it kinda feels like a nice relative telling you a story as a kid