There is umpteen information over the internet about how to get a peaceful sleep and the right way of sleeping, but there are a few bizarre facts about sleep that are under-reported. The internet is swamped with theories about the correct method of sleeping and other various things about sleep. But, an under-reported fact about sleep is Sleep paralysis, which is experienced by 7.6% if the population.

This statistic includes students who have disrupted sleep patterns and people suffering from mental health disorders, like anxiety and depression.

Awake, but unable to move (Pixabay)

Sleep paralysis is an odd condition in which you wake up at night and realizing that you can move any part of your body except your eyes.

Waking up in the middle of the night is not due to a nightmare or other conventional reasons, but they wake up randomly and experience this condition.

The question arises, that if the brain is awake then how is it that the body does not move? This is due to the stages of non-rapid eye movement. Humans can dream in all stages of sleep, but they seem realistic in REM sleep, for instance, where you feel like you are drowning. This condition lasts for a few minutes and is experienced by people who are depressed or sad. This might sound like a page from a horror novel, but this condition is legitimate and there are a few types of sleep paralysis.

1. Incubus Hallucinations
The Incubus hallucinations make you feel an intense pressure on the chest by something with a heavy presence and squeezing the air out of your lungs. However, this is a mental game, which fosters because the sufferer is scared of making them feel like they are unable to breathe.

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