This means your leg or bothlegs (or feet or hands or anything in between) have fallenasleep.

In other words, you are likely temporarily suffering from paresthesia, according toVerywell Health.

Contrary to popular belief, paresthesia does not occur whenblood circulationcuts off in your body.

Rubbing legs in bed

Instead, this is a nerve condition.

In fact, paresthesia can cause other symptoms aside from numbness and “pins and needles”.

Other symptoms include burning, tingling, itching, and difficulty with mobility.

Woman rubbing her feet

Paresthesia is typically easy to manage quickly.

This condition is known as peripheral neuropathy and can also affect the hands (via WebMD).

Thankfully, this jot down of tumor is most often benign.