Slumbered Sleep

YOU CAN’T SLEEP?
3.4 SLEEP
PARALYSIS
The final sleep disorder that is relevant today is sleep paralysis. This disorder
is unlike the other ones, it is not a disorder that keeps one awake at night, but
rather wakes the sleeper in a paralyzed state. When a person is about to fall
asleep or is just waking up, sleep paralysis (SP) causes them to become unable
to move but are conscious during their sleep. It could manifest in healthy
people as isolated SP. Additionally, it has been connected to underlying sleep,
family, and psychiatric issues. According to statistics, SP affects 8% of the general
population. (Olunu et al., 2018)
Figure 49: THE MONSTER IS WATCHING YOU
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