A waking nightmare: The enigma of sleep paralysis

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You wake up in the middle of the night, convinced that an evil figure is lying in wait. You attempt to move, but your body just will not budge. You try to scream, but nothing comes out. The monster draws closer. It may sound like a horror movie scene, but this is the real deal — you're experiencing sleep paralysis.

 

 

 

Sleep paralysis is like a waking nightmare, and the underlying causes for this condition remain unclear.

 

 

This terrifying and mysterious sleep disorder, or parasomnia, has been experienced by people possibly since the dawn of humankind.

And, it may have given rise to numerous ghost stories and mysterious accounts involving "things that go bump in the night."

This most unsettling experience was first clearly documented in a medical treatise in the 17th century, by Dutch physician Isbrand Van Diembroeck, who wrote about the case of a woman "50 years of age, in good plight [health], strong," yet who complained of mysterious experiences at night.

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