Someone please explain this insanity.
Since I am still 20 years old and living at home, it gives me a chance to study my family and their sleep patterns. So last week, I was sitting on the couch next to my mother. We were watching the office... her favorite. Anyhow, we were just talking and whatever, and then maybe 10 seconds of silence. She sort of jumps and then says "I was just dreaming!" I ask her what happened, and she tells me. Nothing too intense or anything, but she was SURE of it.
Maybe another minute later, same thing. She falls right into a dream!
Does this happen to anyone, and what is the explanation? She isn't narcoleptic or anything. From my understanding, you had to go about 90 minutes into your sleep to hit a good REM cycle. She gets usually about 6 hours of sleep a night, and even said she was feeling wide awake maybe 20 minutes before this happened. (This has happened every night since then as well)
Any thoughts, or care to explain? thanks!