I. Imagine this: You come home from a long day of work, you go to lay down in your dark and serene room. You begin to fall asleep and you start to hear a faint knocking. The knocking then becomes more potent and suddenly violent. You try to jump up and check what it is, but you realize you can’t move a muscle and you can’t even lift a finger. You are paralyzed.
A. Your worried eyes begin to scan the room and your door slowly creeps open. You begin to panic and you’re of breath and start panting for air.
B. You then see a nefarlous dark shadow walking towards you. You want to run away and scream but you can’t. You are still paralyzed. The shadow is now standing over you with his impassive eyes, like he wouldn’t care if you died or not. …show more content…
So, what exactly is sleep paralysis? Well today I’m going to be talking about what it is, the science behind sleep paralysis, and what causes it and how to prevent it.
Body
I. Sleep paralysis can often be very frightening to some people and they often describe it as the “scariest experience” of their life.
A. The reason why it is so frightening is because your body is temporarily paralyzed. You can not move your arms, legs, or facial muscles.
B. Your eyes are still fully functioning though and you can see everything and you often hear noises (sleep paralysis- Overview and Facts n.p n.d, March,2018).
C. During sleep paralysis, you can have hallucations. Often times, these hallucinations feel malevolent (Stephanie Pappas, 2013). What I find very odd is that people sometimes experience the same hallucinations. There are three common ones.
1. The first one I'm going to be talking about is the "intruder." They may be able to hear or even actually see someone in the room with them.
2. The second one is called "the old hag." It's supposedly a woman and you often feel a heavy pressure on your chest, kind of like someone is sitting on it (Mental Health Daily, March
A. Your worried eyes begin to scan the room and your door slowly creeps open. You begin to panic and you’re of breath and start panting for air.
B. You then see a nefarlous dark shadow walking towards you. You want to run away and scream but you can’t. You are still paralyzed. The shadow is now standing over you with his impassive eyes, like he wouldn’t care if you died or not. …show more content…
So, what exactly is sleep paralysis? Well today I’m going to be talking about what it is, the science behind sleep paralysis, and what causes it and how to prevent it.
Body
I. Sleep paralysis can often be very frightening to some people and they often describe it as the “scariest experience” of their life.
A. The reason why it is so frightening is because your body is temporarily paralyzed. You can not move your arms, legs, or facial muscles.
B. Your eyes are still fully functioning though and you can see everything and you often hear noises (sleep paralysis- Overview and Facts n.p n.d, March,2018).
C. During sleep paralysis, you can have hallucations. Often times, these hallucinations feel malevolent (Stephanie Pappas, 2013). What I find very odd is that people sometimes experience the same hallucinations. There are three common ones.
1. The first one I'm going to be talking about is the "intruder." They may be able to hear or even actually see someone in the room with them.
2. The second one is called "the old hag." It's supposedly a woman and you often feel a heavy pressure on your chest, kind of like someone is sitting on it (Mental Health Daily, March