Waking up unable to move or speak, thinking that you are trapped in your own body. You might even see things but, you can’t even react to it. Some people think demons, aliens, and or ghosts are responsible for this phenomenon. All these are just hallucinations accompanied by extreme fear. They just see things that are not physically present. However, that doesn’t mean those people that experience this are crazy. It’s called sleep paralysis. Over the centuries, symptoms of sleep paralysis have been described in many ways and often attributed to an "evil" presence, unseen night demons in ancient times, the old hag in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and alien abductors. A night hag or old hag is a fantasy creature from the folklore. Almost every
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Just educate themselves about it and how it works. Adopting healthier sleeping habits is one way to help them. They should ask their doctor for prescriptions. They might want to get checked out if they think it’s serious. In that case, it might be another sleep disorder or a serious health issue.
Sleep paralysis is just as common for males as it is for females. It occurs frequently in about 6% of the rest of the population and occurs occasionally in 60%. In surveys from Canada, China, England, Japan and Nigeria, 20% to 60% of individuals reported having experienced sleep paralysis at least once in their lifetime. Approximately 36% of the general population that experiences isolated sleep paralysis is likely to develop it between 25 and 44 years of age. My older brother is in his 20’s. I think around that age group those are the people who get stressed more. Due to their busy personal life.
In conclusion, waking up unable to move or speak, thinking that you are trapped in your own body. You might even see things but, you can’t even react to it. The people who gets sleep paralysis are probably lacking sleep or stressed. They just have to educate themselves about it. They don’t have to panic because the creatures that are bothering you can’t hurt you. The creatures are just hallucinations due to extreme fear. They can try to wait for them to be able to move again. To try to avoid sleep paralysis they can meditate or have a healthy sleeping
Just educate themselves about it and how it works. Adopting healthier sleeping habits is one way to help them. They should ask their doctor for prescriptions. They might want to get checked out if they think it’s serious. In that case, it might be another sleep disorder or a serious health issue.
Sleep paralysis is just as common for males as it is for females. It occurs frequently in about 6% of the rest of the population and occurs occasionally in 60%. In surveys from Canada, China, England, Japan and Nigeria, 20% to 60% of individuals reported having experienced sleep paralysis at least once in their lifetime. Approximately 36% of the general population that experiences isolated sleep paralysis is likely to develop it between 25 and 44 years of age. My older brother is in his 20’s. I think around that age group those are the people who get stressed more. Due to their busy personal life.
In conclusion, waking up unable to move or speak, thinking that you are trapped in your own body. You might even see things but, you can’t even react to it. The people who gets sleep paralysis are probably lacking sleep or stressed. They just have to educate themselves about it. They don’t have to panic because the creatures that are bothering you can’t hurt you. The creatures are just hallucinations due to extreme fear. They can try to wait for them to be able to move again. To try to avoid sleep paralysis they can meditate or have a healthy sleeping