What is sleep paralysis?

A Sleep Paralysis could be hereditary disorder which one person experiences shocking seconds or could be minutes of total body paralysis with so little respiration and eye movements. A person that is in this is experiencing it will feel awake, but cannot move or speak. Also, the common things that you would feel would include feeling choked or suffocated, you might also hear weird noises like footsteps and voices, seeing beings or dark shadows, and feeling like there's someone in the room with you. These symptoms often prove the person to believe in ghost or demons. When a person sleeps, the person's brain sends signals to inhibit any muscle contraction. If the person that experiencing it comes into consciousness before the brain sends signals to access muscle contraction,the person may not be able move his body, and basicly, become paralyzed.

When does it occur?

Sleep paralysis usually occurs while falling asleep, which is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis and If it happens while you are waking up, it's called hypnopompic or postdormital sleep paralysis. As it occurs while you are falling asleep or while waking up, you wont be able to move your body. In this case, the only thing you can do is look around or roll your eyes and you will sometimes see a shadows around you and the room that you are in will look exactly the same. While experiencing it, you'll also feel like something or somebody is on top of you and that's why you wont be able to move until its done.

what causes sleep paralysis?

1. You may experience it if you are Stress and anxiety
2. If you are  Depress
3.  Narcolepsy  means sudden sleep attack
4. I f you are Sleeping on the back 
5.  Having Puberty 
6.  Bipolar disorder 
7. if you have Irregular sleeping schedules
8. Sleep deprivation 
9. It could be Sudden environmental/lifestyle changes 
10. or  Can be hereditary

Is it harmful?

Sleep paralysis is not harmful, but it is frightening. A lot of people who experiences it are often scared because they don't know what's happening or whats going on. When hyypnogogic hallucinations occur, people that are experiencing it would feel like someone or something is sitting on their chest and they feel like someone or something is suffocating them and makes them panic, but there is really no physical harm.

What Happens With Hypnagogic Sleep Paralysis?

while you fall asleep, your body slowly relaxes. Usually you wont know whats happening, so you do not notice or see the change. However, if you remain or become aware while you fall asleep, you may not move or speak. During sleep, your body changes between REM or, rapid eye movement, and also NREM, non-rapid eye movement, sleep. One cycle of REM and NREM sleep could lasts atleast about 90 minutes. First thing that occurs first is NREM and it takes up to 75% of your overall sleep time. While you are in NREM your body relaxes and it stores itself. After NREM happens, your sleep switch to REM. Your eyes will move quickly and thats when dreams occur, but the rest of your body remains very calmed. Your muscles are going to remain calm or "turned off" means that you wont be able to move your body during REM sleep. If you become realized or wake up before the REM cycle has finished, you may notice that you cannot move or speak.

Who discovered sleep paralysis?

The original meaning or definition of sleep paralysis was defined by Dr. Samuel Johnson in his A Dictionary of the English Language as "nightmare," it is a term that evolved into our modern definition. Sleep paralysis was considered to be the work of demons and to be more specific its called incubi, which were thought to sit on the chests of sleepers. Johnson's  A Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1755; Johnson's work had a big effect on Modern English and it has been described as "one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship.

Who was Dr. Samuel Johnson?

Samuel Johnson, creator of defining "Sleep paralysis, was born September 18 1709, died December 13 1784, and was also referred as Dr Johnson.Johnson was an English author who made contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Dr. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature."

Who Develops Sleep Paralysis and where does it happen?

Up to as many as four out of every 10 people may have sleep paralysis. This condition usually first occurs in your teenage years. But although, men or women of any age can have it. Sleep paralysis may run in families as well. In Chinese culture, sleep paralysis is  known as (pinyin: guǐ yā shēn) or  (pinyin: guǐ yā chuáng), which means  "ghost pressing on body" or "ghost pressing on bed. In Korean culture, sleep paralysis is named gawi nulim, which means "being pressed down by a ghost".  In African culture, isolated sleep paralysis is know to be as "the witch riding your back". Sleep paralysis is something that is happening all over the world.

What Can you Do About Sleep Paralysis?

There's nothing to be scared of. If sleep paralysis occurs, you can help yourself  at home by learning how to control this disorder. You must start by making sure you get enough sleep. Do what you can to relieve stress in your life most specially just before bedtime.  you should Experience new sleeping positions if you sleep on your back.





Also you could Treat yourself by doing the following:

• improving sleep habits, such as making sure you get six to eight hours of sleep each night
•  using antidepressant medication to help regulate sleep cycles
• treating any mental health problems that may contribute to sleep paralysis
• treating any other sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy or leg cramps

People who have experienced Sleep paralysis..

"I was still awake I felt. But dosing off. I felt my boyfriend come lay down in bed like bed was sinking and rubed my toe on his leg and looked over but he wasn't there. Thought it was a dream then minutes later can't move and feet floating. Like my body's trying to float but somethings holding my torso I panic and have tingles and keep my eyes closed cause I'm so scared not cold. It goes but then soon comes again. Still can't move but bed sinks on the right of me like my cat jumped up and walked across the bed to the left of me but she was not there. I tried to scream but whimper instead and shortly it stops tingling cold stiffness all gone. At an instance." —Guest syleena

"i opened my eyes and i not sure what i saw but its a big circle light first it looks like the moon on my dreams but slowly it looks like a light in the surgery room then i can't breathe so i struggled trying to wake up then i tried to open my eyes again i saw a man not sure if witch or goblin i'm sure it's a male and his smile was grin the nose is like a witch it has grayish skin with a lots of line wrinkles the lines were horizontal and he was wearing a green outfit looks like the one where doctors wear during surgery and theres a thing on the left side he was holding not sure what it is but looks like a box then my chest felt like it's vibrating left to right so fast so i decided to wake up again i struggled but i heard a noise/left ear was like a spell same time sounded like my granda saying"ni ge(can't remember)ho ngang ah. translation:your..so hard. then i finally woke up. untill now i had goose bumbs..." —Guest Osbert