Abstract:
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. 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), generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and a family
history of sleep paralysis |
