SLEEP PARALYSIS
SLEEP PARALYSIS INTRODUCTION: Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It usually occurs when a person passes between stages of woke up and falling asleep. During these transitions i.e. from waking up to falling asleep you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds or sometimes up to a few minutes. At sometimes people may also feel pressure or a sense of choking. Sleep paralysis may also cause the other sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, where narcolepsy is an overpowering need to sleep caused by a problem with the brain's ability to regulate sleep. Sleep paralysis usually occurs in one of two cases, first case is if it occurs while you are falling asleep, it's called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis and second case is if it happens when your about to wake up, it's called hypnopompic or postdormital sleep paralysis. EXPERIENCES OF SLEEP PARALYSIS: It varies from person to person, depending upon person mental
