1. SLEEPING PARALYSIS : the unknown movement
Vishesh Verma, Chhavi Nagar,Sneha Pandey,Anshika Sharma, Vishakha Tyagi , Dr. Babita Kumar
Sanskar College of Pharmacy and Research,
NH-9, Jindal Nagar, Ghaziabad, India
Abstract
Sleep paralysis is a hypnagogic or hypnopompic state with inability to move while conscious.
Sleep paralysis is simply a sign that your body is not moving smoothly through the stages of
sleep. Rarely is sleep paralysis linked to deep underlying psychiatric problems. During the
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage, you’re likely to have dreams, the brain prevents
muscles in your limbs from moving to protect yourself from acting dreams out and hurting
yourself. Sleep paralysis happens when you regain awareness going into or coming out of
REM. Insomnia, disrupted sleeping patterns, narcolepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) ,generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder. One of the best ways to avoid sleep
paralysis is to improve the quality of your sleep. Having a set sleep schedule with specific times
for going to bed and waking up.Creating a comfortable sleep environment that’s dark and
quite.
Key Words :- Sleeping Paralysis, Conscious, Psychiatric Problems, Insomnia, Narcolepsy.
