Quote Originally Posted by Kaan View Post
To say it more simply, REM atonia is being conscious of the paralyzed body during REM sleep (before any dream is formed, or after it ended, or during a transition between two dreams.
The paralysis is 100% normal during any REM sleep stage.
(Being conscious of) REM atonia is rare but more frequent than actual SP.


Actual SP is a sleep disorder, it consists in being paralyzed outside of a REM sleep.
So you are awake but paralyzed.
It is very rare, and most of the case it happens when you are awoken, (hypnopompic).
More rarely before you enter REM stage.
Ah I see, so the actual paralysis that stops us from acting out dreams is called REM Atonia, and SP is a medical condition in which the REM Atonia is active for too long, thus resulting in frequent episodes?