Terrifying Consciousness

Sleep paralysis can be a terrifying state of consciousness; not only can you not move your body, but it is often accompanied with scary hallucinations. Sleep paralysis is when the body is unable to move smoothly through the different sleep cycles and the inability to move while fully conscious. It commonly occurs during the transition between wakefulness and sleep. Sleep paralysis may result from other sleep disorders but rarely is it caused by an underlying psychiatric condition.

When does sleep paralysis occur? The REM connection

Sleep paralysis can occur in the transition from wakefulness to sleep or from sleep into wakefulness – these are known as hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis and hypnopompic sleep paralysis. Hypnagogic is the process

Further preemptive treatments

• Talk about the condition with your friends
• Keep a log
• Identify triggers
• Avoid triggers

Lastly, try not to believe in the supernatural. A Canadian study, which observed those with sleep paralysis, found that those who had strong beliefs in the supernatural were more likely to be scared and frightened.

Source:

http://www.livescience.com/50876-sleep-paralysis.html

http://qz.com/517308/sleep-paralysis-what-we-know-about-a-terrifying-state-of-consciousness/

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/sleep-paralysis?page=2

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcolepsy/basics/symptoms/con-20027429

http://www.livescience.com/27621-sleep-paralysis-scary.htmlhttp://www.wikihow.com/Cope-with-Sleep-Paralysis

Reprinted with permission from Bel Marra Health.