Symptoms And Symptoms Of A Long Day - 1558 Words

After a long day, you look forward to reaching the section of your home where a luscious bed covered with a comforter and pillows is calling your name. Finally, there it is the location in which you will be lying in for the hours to come. As you lay there, you slowly begin to relax your muscles until your breathing pattern alters. Eyes closed, chest motioning up and down in a consistent rhythm, you peacefully fall asleep in a matter of minutes until your mind wanders in your sleep and begins to form images, piecing together aspects of everyday life to form its own story line. A change in mood occurs as your surroundings become darker and ominous, usually accompanied by a threatening figure full of danger and discomfort. Something†¦show more content†¦When the body is unable to make any movement during this time, it can be frightening for the person experiencing the abnormality of the sleep phenomenon. While sleeping, people undergo stages of sleep that differentiate during e ach phase. They are divided into 4 to 5 stages and are as follows: Stage one is the lightest level, is known as a transitional state, and is characterized as physically nodding away, being able to hear surroundings, and can easily reorient to what was going around prior to the urge of falling asleep. The time span that a person usually remains in this cycle ranges from five to ten minutes; Stage two consists of slower breaths, a less tense body, and modification of body temperature. This phase takes place after the ten minutes, but within 25 minutes after sleep has occurred. In the third stage, an individual is in a deep sleep, experiences slow brain wave activity with short, spontaneous bursts of increased activity. If the individual is abruptly awakened at this time, they will be disoriented and unfamiliar with their surroundings. The fourth stage is the deepest level of sleep, no separate burst of brain activity, night terrors and bed wetting occurs, and this is when repair and r ejuvenation takes place. In the fifth stage, active sleep also known as REM is where dreaming occurs. It experiences the most brain activity, the body is temporarily