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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

But if you know, isn't it mostly annoying, like you want to move but can't?

Not really. Not being able to move while you feel threatened is a very primal kind of fear, so it's hard to rationalize your way out of it even after you realize what's going on.

But knowing what the cause of it is does help a little bit. It doesn't get rid of the intense fear, but there is a relief you feel knowing that there's a way out (assuming you know your body well enough to know how to reliably wake yourself up).