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Sleep paralysis, what do we know about it.
Today, I'd like to delve into the world of sleep paralysis...so what's sleep paralysis?
On the NHS website, sleep paralysis is defined as "Sleep paralysis is when you cannot move or speak as you are waking up or falling asleep. It can be scary but it's harmless and most people will only get it once or twice in their life"
For those who have never experienced this, they might wonder what really happens during sleep paralysis, this is how NHS describes it: "During sleep paralysis you may feel:
awake but cannot move, speak or open your eyes
like someone is in your room
like something is pushing you down
frightened
These feelings can last up to several minutes" furthermore, "
Causes of sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis happens when you cannot move your muscles as you are waking up or falling asleep. This is because you are in sleep mode but your brain is active.
It's not clear why sleep paralysis can happen but it has been linked with:
insomnia
disrupted sleeping patterns – for example, because of shift work or jet lag
narcolepsy – a long-term condition that causes a person to suddenly fall asleep
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
general anxiety disorder
panic disorder
a family history of sleep paralysis.
Things you can do to help prevent sleep paralysis
Do
try to regularly get 6 to 8 hours of sleep a day
go to bed at roughly the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning
get regular exercise, but not in the 4 hours before going to bed"
My personal experience with sleep paralysis, I started experiencing sleep paralysis at the age of 7, I remember the first day it occurred, I was scared stiff and I couldn't tell any one about it.
From that day till now that's 40 years, I've been experiencing sleep paralysis.
Thing about sleep paralysis is that it's an experience that cuts across different cultures, people's and tongues and each one has a name used to define sleep paralysis which connotes evil and not in any way associated with medical health.
Based on my personal experiences over the course of the past 33 years of my life that I've battled with this issue, I'm off the opinion that sleep paralysis is more devious than its been painted.
It's practically a situation where a foreign element tries to violently subjugate your will power, violate your body and literally steals your peace.
How many of you have experienced sleep paralysis and what's your experience like..pls share.
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