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When she hears this sound, Brielle wakes up with a sudden jolt and starts having a conversation
when she hears this sound Brio wakes up with a sudden jolt and starts having a
with her alarm clock.
conversation with her alarm clock hello
Hello this is dog Good morning Brielle
this is dog good morning Brielle it's
It’s just another morning being sleep drunk.
just another morning being sleep drunk
Sleep drunkenness or severe sleep inertia is when you wake up suddenly and you’re
sleeeeep drunkenness or severe sleep inertia is when you wake up suddenly in
extremely groggy, disorientated and life is confusing.
your extremely groggy disorientated and life is confusing research suggests it
Research suggests it affects 1 in 7 people and episodes typically last for 15 minutes
affects one in seven people and episodes typically last for 15 minutes after you
after you wake up. Occasionally Josh pours his cereal into the dishwasher.
wake up occasionally Josh pours his cereal into the dishwasher when we sleep
When we sleep, we cycle through stages of light and deep sleep.
we cycle through stages of light and
The first and second stages are light sleep and we can be woken up easily.
deep sleep the first and second stages are light sleep and we can be woken up pretty easily when you reach the third
When you reach the third stage you enter deep sleep.
stage you enter deep sleep and following
And following that is rapid-eye-movement, REM sleep, where your eyes actually move back
that is rapid eye movement REM sleep where your eyes actually move back and
and forth and you’re most likely to dream.
forth and you're most likely to dream
You experience sleep drunkenness when you’re woken up in deep sleep or REM sleep.
you experienced sleep drunkenness when you're woken up in deep sleep or REM
All of a sudden Maria’s mom yells at her to get up.
sleep all of a sudden Maria's mom yells at her
She crawls out of bed and into the shower--still wearing her pajamas.
to get up she crawls out of bed and into the shower still wearing her pajamas
If you’re woken up from a deep sleep stage your brain contains more adenosine, a neurotransmitter
if you're woken up from a deep sleep stage your brain contains more dennis
that travels from one nerve cell to another.
een a neurotransmitter that travels from one nerve cell to another it promotes
It promotes sleep and suppresses arousal—that’s why you feel so drowsy.
sleep and suppresses arousal that's why you feel so drowsy Mike puts his keys in
Mike puts his keys in the fridge and walks out of his apartment carrying a carton of
the fridge and walks out of his apartment carrying a carton of orange
orange juice. When you consume caffeine, it fights the drowsy effects of adenosine.
juice when you consume caffeine it fights the drowsy effects of adenosine
It speeds up the rate your nerve cells communicate with each other.
it speeds up the rate your nerve cells communicate with each other caffeine may
Caffeine may actually prevent or reduce the effects of severe sleep inertia if you drink
actually prevent or reduce the effects of severe sleep inertia if you drink
coffee or tea as soon as you wake up.
coffee or tea as soon as you wake up
David pours his freshly-brewed pot of coffee into the sugar bowl.
David pours his freshly brewed pot of coffee into the sugar bowl if you can
If you can stay grounded, that is.
stay grounded that is so the next time
So the next time you start talking to your alarm clock, remember that you're not alone.
you start talking to your alarm clock remember that you're not alone sleep
Sleep drunkenness is a recognised disorder but there's not a whole lot you can do to
drunkenness is a recognised disorder but there's not a whole lot you can do to
prevent confused episodes.
prevent confused episodes getting
Getting between 6 and 9 hours of sleep a night helps.
between 6 & 9 hours of sleep a night
And so does your morning brew.
helps and so does your morning brew
Have you experienced sleep drunkeness before?
have you experienced sleep drunkenness
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