Sunday, May 13, 2012

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.



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