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I can't wake up, Why?

This doesn't happen overnight, but at least once a week. I go to sleep and during a dream, I wake up but my body is still sleeping. I can hear everything going on around me, but my body isn't awake.I try to move or scream so my husband will wake me. I hear myself making noises, or feel myself moving, but it really isn't happening. It lasts for maybe 30 seconds or up to a minute. When I do wake up, I am very scared. Sometimes the screaming or noise making I think I am doing works and my husband wakes me. He states I sound scared. Why does this happen and what does it mean?
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Something important i forgot to mention is that an other causing factor is substance abuse, especially alcohol consumption.  
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This is what we call sleep paralysis when your consciousness is stuck somewhere between sleep and awareness. Your muscles are totally inactive and you usually experience a fear that a dark shadow  presence is in your room. It is not dangerous in anyway. To my opinion it could be caused by stress or depression, abnormal sleeping patterns, vitamin deficiencies or hormonal abnormalities in the brain. However the causes are not well understood because sleep is a very complicated issue. You dont need to worry about it
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