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• Have you ever felt like you are awake but unable to
move?
• Have you ever thought that you are screaming but
actually you were not?
• Have you felt something was holding you down?
SOME QUESTIONS:
4. Sleep paralysis is a
feeling of being
conscious but unable to
move. It occurs when a
person passes between
stages of wakefulness
and sleep.
WHAT IS SLEEP
PARALYSIS?
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• The Sufferer may be unable to move or speak for a few
seconds or minutes
• Some may feel a pressure or a sense of choking
• It may run in families
• Some see hallucinations and become afraid
FACTS ABOUT SLEEP
PARALYSIS:
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10.6
21.5
36.7
11.7
6.8
3
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
5 TO 10
10 TO 15
15 TO 20
20 TO 25
25 TO 30
OVER 30
STATISTIC OF THE AGE OF THE
SUFFERERS:
Source:www.starpod.us/2006/04
/20/weird-dreams-and-night-
terrors-anomalous-phenomena-
and-sleep-paralysis(29/3/15)
age
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out of 3
Students have
experienced at least
one Time
Source:http://www.futurity.org/sl
eep-paralysis-more-common-in-
students(29/3/15)
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REASONS OF SLEEP PARALYSIS:
Lack of sleep
Changing sleep schedule
Mental conditions such as stress
Sleeping on the back
Substance abuse
Use of certain medications
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PREVENTION OF SLEEP PARALYSIS:
Improving sleep habits
Trying meditation
Sleeping 6 to 8 hours daily
Sleeping on your side
Relaxing and no stress
Treating any mental health problems
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A good way to leave the paralyzed state is to breathe in a
relaxed, calm fashion and make attempts to move small
body parts such as fingers, toes or eyelids.
IF I AM PARALYZED, THEN?
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• sleep-paralysis-info.com
• stopsleepparalysis.org
• dreamstudies.org
SOME WEBSITES THAT CAN
HELP