I can't move. I can't breathe. A sense of dread and panic washes over me as I realize, There’s someone here. It's pitch black in the middle of the night, and I'm getting yanked out of bed; something ...

The Nightmare (2015) is a horror documentary film. It showcases the experiences of eight individuals who suffer from sleep paralysis and provides information on what exactly this syndrome is and how ...

What are sleep paralysis demons? Sleep paralysis demons are nightmarish hallucinations that often accompany episodes of sleep paralysis. This occurs when the temporary paralysis, which is a normal ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Sleep paralysis happens when you wake up (or fall asleep) and your body stays in the "sleep mode," meaning it can’t move—like you’ve been frozen in place. Your brain is fully awake, but your muscles ...

It’s the stuff of nightmares. You wake up, and you can’t move your body. A shadowy figure looms over you, but it feels too real to be a dream. If you’ve experienced this, you might have had a sleep ...

Some wake up frozen, staring at a shadowy figure in the corner. Others get a full-fledged demonic horror movie at 3 AM. Sleep ...

I can't breathe. There's a tremendous pressure in my chest. I'm panicking, and then I realize I can't move. I try to scream. Suddenly, violently, I'm startled awake, sweaty, shaking, and disoriented.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move or speak. It happens ...

True story time. When I was fresh out of high school, I experienced a brief bout of insomnia. It lasted several months, and I was too chicken to see a doctor for a ...

Sarah Bradley is a writer with six years of experience creating personal essays, reported features, and content related to health and parenting topics. Sleep paralysis involves being awake but unable ...