People can have various sleep disorders. I sometimes wake physically paralyzed. Paralysis is a normal phase, but it's all mixed up for me.
It's possible what you're experiencing is something like that. I'd talk to my doctor, if I were you, and see whether you could get into a sleep study. I don't think it's a mental illness problem--I think it's some mixup in your sleep pattern.
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