Most Commonly Asked Questions About Sleep Paralysis

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night due to a loud sound. You see a black shadow walking around your room. All of a sudden it starts moving towards you. You try to get up, but you are paralysed. Unable to move a single cell in your body. You see the shadow moving closer, the whispering getting louder and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

That is what 40% people going through sleep paralysis experience.

This phenomenon is still not fully understood by science and yet, experienced by millions every day.

Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about Sleep Paralysis.

1) Can Sleep Paralysis harm you?

Sleep paralysis is basically a temporary paralysis of the muscles, with a very active brain activity. Its called Rapid Eye Movement Atonia. Hence if anything it saves you as this temporary paralysis prevents you from acting out and harming yourself in your sleep.

2) What is it like to experience sleep paralysis?

Long story short, its scary.

Here a few line from my Article “What is Sleep Paralysis and how i overcame it”.

Sleep Paralysis varies from person to person, but most feel a very heavy pressure on their chest – almost like someone is sitting on it.

It feels like you are awake but are unable to move your limbs and are completely paralyzed. The pressure may start developing from your foot, moving up to your leg and then to your chest.

3) Is there a cure for Sleep Paralysis?

Sleep Paralysis is not really a disease. Its more of a sleep disorder. You can prevent it by taking the steps you would for other sleep disorders.

• Try to maintain a proper sleep cycle. I felt I have always experienced it when my sleep cycle was disrupted in some way.
• Don’t sleep on your back. All my life I have slept on my back, and according to some therapists, this can press on a nerve at the back of your neck, which can lead to the…