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• Sleep Paralysis.
• I felt it was important to include an article concerning Sleep paralysis because many people experience this and mistake it for the paranormal.
• What is Sleep Paralysis?.
• Sleep paralysis, also known as Old Hag, is a phenomenon that is known, to some extent, by all cultures throughout the world. ... And I would like to further add, that although we may now have an explanation of the mechanics involved, it does not mean we know WHY or WHAT causes this strange phenomenon to occur, but only explains what is going on physically during an episode of sleep paralysis, or SP. ...
• Sleep paralysis is a condition in which someone about to fall asleep, or just upon waking from sleep, realizes that they are unable to move or speak, but can still breathe and move their eyes. ... Your conscious mind has begun to drift into sleep but is not yet there, therefor you still retain a small amount of your waking conscious. ...
• The person may only experience a temporary paralysis, and after several seconds or up to a minute or so would then regain their movement and the event would be over. ...
• As a frequent sufferer of sleep paralysis, I know that for me its relatively rare to have an episode complete with the SMP, but t does happen, and when it does, it is terrifying. ...
• ) the sufferer of SP regains full conscious, whereas they were in the "twilight" stage of sleep, i. ... sleep onset or sleep offset, and instead of falling into a deeper sleep state, they regained consciousness but continue to 'dream'. Researchers believe the paralysis is due to the failure of the brains neurons to "remind" the body it is now awake so it is unable to move (called muscle atonia). ...
• Ardat lili or Lilitu, an evil hag-demon, was said to have the power of flight, which she preferred to do at night when she would attack men in their sleep. ...
• A man or woman is attacked during the night, usually lying on their back, when an evil entity sits upon their body, causes paralysis, and even sometimes chokes or smothers it's victim. ...
• In Thailand people refer to being Phi um (ghost covered) and phi kau (ghost possessed), and these experiences include a feeling of pressure, paralysis, and something black covering the body. ... You piss with fear in your sleep" .

• Awareness during Sleep Paralysis.
• Sleep Paralysis, Lucid Dreams and OBEs has a lively message board.
• Sleep Paralysis, a. ...
• Bisleep Forum A huge message board with many accounts of sleep paralysis.
• Night Terrors Resource Center A great site for anyone interested in the differences between Awareness during Sleep Paralysis and Night Terrors. ...
• Recurrent Sleep Paralysis. ...
• Sleep Paralysis and Lucid Dreams Research in relation to geomagnetic influences.
• Nocturnal Assault Research Center sleep paralysis/old hag page.
• Sleep Paralysis from the University of Montreal The Dream & Nightmare Laboratory associated with Montreal's Sacre-Cour Hospital. ...
• Noted researcher, Al Cheyne, makes a good connection between sleep paralysis and alien abductions.
• Includes a video describing a way to wake up from unpleasant episodes of Awareness during Sleep Paralysis.
• Abduction by Aliens or Sleep Paralysis? by Susan Blackmore. ...

• UpDate: Re: Sleep Paralysis Vs Abduction - Mortellaro.
• com> Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 02:05:02 -0400 (EDT) Fwd Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 02:45:59 -0400 Subject: UpDate: Re: Sleep Paralysis Vs Abduction - Mortellaro >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:11:45 +0300 >From: Minna Laajala - UFO-Finland <ufofinland@saunalahti. fi> >Subject: Re: Sleep Paralysis Vs Abduction >To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@sympatico. ... com> >>Subject: Re: Sleep Paralysis Vs Abduction >>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@sympatico. ... net> >>>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:41:27 -0400 >>>Subject: Re: Sleep Paralysis Vs Abduction >>>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@sympatico. ... ca> >>>>Subject: Sleep Paralysis Vs Abduction >>>>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@sympatico. ca> >>>>There is such a big difference between sleep paralysis and >>>>abduction, that I have trouble believing anyone could confuse >>>>the two or even suggest the first when the second is claimed by >>>>the victim. >Hi Elizabeth, Hi Joseph, hi list! >Abduction versus sleep paralysis ain´t a simple thing, I agree >with that. ... >My opinion (which is a result of writing the forementioned >article): >1) abduction-experiences aren´t always explained with sleep > paralysis. >2) Some abductions are definitely sleep paralysis >Sleep paralysis isn´t always total paralysis, there´s part >paralysis and whole paralysis, and meny between them. One >hypothesis is, that you have "suffered" from hypocalemic >periodic paralysis, which is very similar with sleep paralysis. >But I´m not claiming it was 100 % sure hypocalemic periodic >paralysis.

•   Sleep Disorders I.
• Sleep - Basically, a particular loss of consciousness characterized by a variety of behavioral and neurophysiological effects. ...
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•  Sleep Apnea - See Breathing Related Sleep Disorder.
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• Dyssomnias - Are primary sleep disorders in which the patient suffers from changes in the amount, restfulness, and timing of sleep. ...
• Sleeping difficulty - Alternate Names: Insomnia; Inability to sleep; Dyssomnia; Sleeplessness; Wakefulness. ...
• Sleep disorders - Dyssomnias - Definition Sleep disorders are a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep. There are about 70 different sleep disorders. ...

• OBEs and sleep paralysis.
• Sleep paralysis is defined as "a period of inability to perform voluntary movements either at sleep onset or upon awakening" It has been given many other names, including ‘Daymares’ and ‘cataplexy of awakening’, and many cultures have "sleep paralysis myths", such as the Old Hag in Newfoundland or "Kanashibari" in Japan. ...
• However, OBEs and sleep paralysis have much in common. ...
• In surveys, Green found that 5% of OBErs reported paralysis at some stage, and Poynton found 7%. ...
• Several methods for inducing OBEs include the suggestion to use paralysis. ...
• The SP paralysis cases came from two sources; first 201 letters received in response to advertisements; and second 184 letters originally sent to the X Factor magazine. ... The two most common features, aside from paralysis itself, were a malign presence (45%), and vibrations or buzzing and humming noises (41%). ...
• It was late night and I felt myself dropping off to sleep. I also felt myself going into the sleep paralysis state - which I don’t like. ...
• Among the X-Factor letters, there were 68 cases of sleep paralysis. ...
• Not surprisingly the most common feature in the OBE cases was flying or floating sensations (71%), the next most frequently reported features were ones common in sleep paralysis, that is voices or laughter (25%), lights (24%), and benign or neutral presences (23%). Paralysis was reported in 18% of cases, including one very frightening experience with sensations of trembling and teeth grinding.
• In our SP collections 21% and 12% respectively reported having an OBE as part of the experience, and among the OBE case collection 19% included paralysis. ... In general sleep paralysis is a much more unpleasant experience than an OBE - only very few OBErs reported being scared or terrified.

•  Sleep Disorders.
• Isolated sleep paralysis.
• Sleep patterns in the young and aged.
• Isolated sleep paralysis is a type of paralysis associated with a sleep disorder. ...
• Sleep paralysis - isolated .
• , Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ. ...
• PENN Sleep Centers at the PENN Neurological Institute.
• Sleep Disorders Center at Pennsylvania Hospital.
•  Isolated sleep paralysis.

• Sleep Paralysis, ghosts, psychic abilities, and more! All in Mean Spirits, Roger Chiocchi's new book available now through Paranormal News! You can buy an autographed copy by clicking here. ...
• Roger Chiocchi: Well, I can't say I'm as up on extraterrestrials as I am on the paranormal, but there is a very interesting commonality that has to do with sleep paralysis -- which is something I experienced as an adult. ... But, amazingly, many of the so called "alien abductions" have occurred during episodes of sleep paralysis from what I've read. ...
• ParanormalNews: And how do you personally interpret your own sleep paralysis? .
• Years later, thank God the Science Times in the NY Times had a feature on sleep paralysis. ...
• The term sleep paralysis never came up. ...
• Roger Chiocchi: Actually, even before the NY Times article in my research for Mean Spirits I came across similar experiences, but they weren't referred to as sleep paralysis. Jung refers to an episode when he was spending a night at a friends house, experienced this feeling of "rigidity and paralysis" and saw the apparition of the head of a woman!! .
• Sleep paralysis makes it easier for people with latent psychic abilities to perceive these brainwaves. ...
• ParanormalNews: In other cases of hauntings, how are the victim's own nightly visitations described? Are they also accompanied by bouts of paralysis? .
• ParanormalNews: How have you incorporated the theme of sleep paralysis into your book? How is it explored? Morchiant was just telling us he experiences sleep paralysis as well. ...
• Roger Chiocchi: One of the two main characters has constant bouts with sleep paralysis in the family's "cottage" in Newport Rhode Island during which he sees the figure of two large men approaching his bed, one brandishing a knife. ...
• ParanormalNews: How does he come to grips with his paralysis? .
• But, odds are, it's sleep paralysis and harmless. ...
• I was interested to hear about your bouts with sleep paralysis? .
• ParanormalNews: You say that sleep paralysis is harmless. ...

•  Sleep .
• For instance, in narcolepsy, the muscle paralysis of REM sleep extends into waking life. In REM behavior disorder, muscles that should be paralyzed during REM sleep are not. ...
• People who have had a violent outburst during the night usually wake up the next day feeling completely refreshed, as if they'd enjoyed a great night's sleep.
• Some patients sleep in a bare room with only a mattress on the floor, covering the windows with heavy curtains. ...
• Sleep Home Diseases and Remedies Holisticonline. ...

• Old hag syndrome, or "sleep paralysis" as it is known in the medical community, takes its name from the belief that an old witch or "hag" would attack you in the night while you were sleeping and literally sit on your chest and try to squeeze the life out of you. ...
• This experience isn't simply a vague general category, or another name for sleep paralysis or some other simple medical diagnosis. ...
• Emmanuel Mignot, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center for Narcolepsy at Stanford University, and former chair of the National Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board, and got his explanation as to what is happening physiologically when we sleep and during old hag syndrome. "You have two stages of sleep," Dr. ... "You have the first type called 'slow wave' sleep or 'non-REM' sleep, which is the first stage of sleep you achieve. During that stage of sleep your brain waves, which are measured by an electroencephalogram (EEG), kind of slow down. ... And then after about an hour and a half, you go into another stage called REM sleep, or Rapid Eye Movement sleep. During REM sleep you have these rapid eye movements, or twitches of the eye. ...
• Mignot went on to explain that we sleep in cycles, and approximately every 90 minutes we go from slow wave sleep to REM sleep and back again. And it is only in REM sleep that we dream, when our brains are very active (as opposed to slow wave sleep, when they aren't very active at all). It is also in REM sleep that our bodies are completely paralyzed. "If you were not paralyzed during your REM sleep, you would be in serious trouble," said Mignot. "You have to realize that if you were dreaming that you were running around and if you were physically able to run, you would be kicking in your sleep. ...
• As the night wanes on, you tend to have more frequent REM sleep and less frequent slow wave sleep, which is why sleep paralysis is most common in the early morning.
• Mignot said, "Sleep paralysis is a strange occurrence. It happens when your body goes into a stage where it's half awake and half into REM sleep. Consequently, you get into this paralysis stage, but the rest of your brain is switched into the 'awake mode. ' Sleep paralysis is damn scary. ...

• The Hag Phenomenon : Sleep Paralysis.
• Usually the report falls along the lines of someone in bed going to sleep or waking up, and suddenly feeling something holding their arms and/or legs down, sitting or pressing on their chest, and even seeing or otherwise sensing a figure standing at the bedside or nearby. The term for this phenomenon is not ghosts - it's hypnogogic/hypnopompic paralysis, or simply sleep paralysis. ... In this article we are focusing on hypnopompic, or awakening, sleep paralysis only because this is the most common report we get and is most frequently associated with hallucinations. ...
• Simple sleep paralysis occurs in almost every adult at some point or another in their lives. ... During sleep, the body goes through several stages of sleep - the deepest being the REM stage. ... Otherwise every time you dreamed you were being chased by something big and hairy, you might wake up to find you'd actually fled down the street! Embarrassing at least (especially if you still sleep in Star Wars pajamas) and certainly potentially dangerous. Occasionally as the mind moves through the stages of sleep and comes back to the lightest phase of sleep there is a brief moment when the mind gets to an aware stage before the body does. ... At times these moments of sleep paralysis can be somewhat extended and/or are accompanied by extraordinarily realistic and intense hallucinations from visual to physical. ...
• Sleep paralysis can include one or more of the following effects: .
• He turned on the hall light and went about his morning routine leaving me to get a little extra sleep. ...
•     Other things associated with or believed to trigger Sleep Paralysis are : Sleep deprivation, either through lack of sleep, frequent disruption of sleep or changes in sleep patterns (such as swing shift workers). ...
• Sleep Paralysis in itself is not dangerous nor does it indicate the experiencer is "crazy" or mentally unstable. ...
• This phenomenon is so often reported in the context of the paranormal, however it is very well documented as a sleep disorder. ...

• REM Sleep .
• The discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a mentally active period during which dreaming occurs, provided a biological explanation for this phenomenon. It also inspired interest in sleep research by giving scientists a marker for changes in the brain during sleep. From this knowledge, they have begun to understand and develop treatments for major sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea. ...
• But what does sleep do for us? What happens when you are sleep deprived? What are sleep disorders? .
•       Much of what is known about sleep stems from the groundbreaking 1953 discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This is an active period of sleep marked in humans by intense activity in the brain and rapid bursts of eye movements. At the same time, scientists discovered that REM sleep is when dreaming occurs.
•       Before the 1950s, most scientists thought of sleep as an unchanging, dormant period of little interest. Hardly anything was known about sleep or dreaming. ...
•       The earliest hints that sleep was a changing state came with studies showing that blood pressure, heart rate, and other body functions in humans rise and fall in a pattern during sleep. Because researchers had observed some eye movement during sleep, they recorded these movements by placing electrodes behind the eyes. ... They found regular periods of very rapid eye movement and rapidly changing brain waves that alternated with periods of deep, quiet, sleep marked by large, slow brain waves. Later, scientists found that the body is paralyzed during REM sleep. ...
• The REM sleep discovery:.
• Suggested that sleep is a complex activity, fundamentally different from waking, but just as active. ...

• Sleep Disorders.
• Sleep A to Z.
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• Drugs and Sleep.
• Sleep Questionnaire.
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• Understanding Your Sleep Report.
• Other Sleep Related Links.
• Nap - A short period of sleep generally obtained at a time separate from the daily major sleep period.
• Narcolepsy - A sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and an abnormal tendency to pass directly into REM sleep from wakefulness. ...
• In diagnostic sleep studies it is referred to as nasal ventilation or respiratory airflow. ... This value is usually recorded in both diagnostic sleep studies and CPAP titration sleep studies.
• National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research - Created by the U. ... Congress in 1990, the commission conducted a comprehensive study of the social and economic impact of sleep disorders in America, and made recommendations based on its findings to Congress in January of 1993.
• Examples of neurotransmitters that appear to be important in the control of sleep and wakefulness include: norepinephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine, dopamine, adrenaline and histamine. ...
• Nightmare - An unpleasant and/or frightening dream that usually awakens a person from REM sleep. Occasionally called a dream anxiety attack, it is not synonymous with a night (sleep) terror.

• They call it "sleep paralysis" or SP (sometimes ISP for "isolated sleep paralysis").
• Max Hirshkowitz, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Houston, says that sleep paralysis occurs when the brain is in the transition state between deep, dreaming sleep (known as REM sleep for its rapid eye movement) and waking up. During REM dreaming sleep, the brain has turned off most of the body's muscle function so we cannot act out our dreams - we are temporarily paralyzed. ...
• Rock singer Sheryl Crow is a victim of sleep paralysis, as she revealed in a 1996 interview with Rolling Stone magazine. ...
• "Sometimes your brain doesn't fully switch off those dreams - or the paralysis - when you wake up," Hirshkowitz told ABC News. "That would explain the 'frozen' feeling and hallucinations associated with sleep paralysis. ...
• com's Guide Sleep Disorders, writes: "Sleep paralysis is often accompanied by vivid hallucinations. ... The sound of footsteps, doors opening and closing, voices, all can be a very frightening part of sleep paralysis. These are known as  Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Experiences and they are what make people dread an episode of sleep paralysis. ...
• For all their explanations, however, the sleep experts still do not know what causes the brain to screw up like this, or why some people experience it more than others. ...
• "Episodes of paralysis can occur when the body is in any position, but happen most frequently when the sleeper is lying flat on his or her back. Intense fear is common, but sometimes other strong emotions, such as sadness or anger, are present," says Florence Cardinal in "The Terror of Sleep Paralysis. ...
• For some, SP is often brought about by not getting enough sleep or being overtired. ...
• Likewise, disrupted sleep schedules or circadian rhythm disturbances can produce an episode of sleep paralysis. ...
• A study found that 35 percent of subjects with isolated sleep paralysis also report a history of wake panic attacks unrelated to the experience of paralysis. ...
• How can you prevent sleep paralysis? According to clinical research, you may be able to minimize the episodes by following good sleep hygiene:.

• SLEEP DISORDERS.
•      It has been my idea to input information about sleep disorders on the website for a long time. ... In all actuality it was just a nightmare or various types of sleep disorders. Since I have experience in brain function, dreams and sleep disorders as well, I was able to identify this in alleged paranormal situations. People suffering from things like sleep paralysis (SP) often attribute the experience to a paranormal occurrence.  Believe me, as someone who has had sleep paralysis episodes many, many times, it is a very strange feeling. ... So, that is how the idea was born to put information on all sleep disorders on TrueGhost. ...
• SLEEP PARALYSIS.
• Sleep Paralysis - Being unable to talk or move for a brief period when falling asleep or waking up. Many people with narcolepsy suffer short-lasting partial or complete sleep paralysis. Do not be mistaken, if you experience sleep paralysis it does not mean you have narcolepsy. ...
• Sleep paralysis consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements either at sleep onset (called hypnogogic or predormital form) or upon awakening (called hypnopompic or postdormtal form). Sleep paralysis may also be referred to as isolated sleep paralysis, familial sleep paralysis, hynogogic or hypnopompic paralysis, predormital or postdormital paralysis.
• Alright, let me describe what I experience in some of my episodes with sleep paralysis (SP). ... Atonia shuts off the muscular function during sleep. ... This is also known as REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. ... This was my first episode and I remember stopping the panic and telling myself that it was Sleep Paralysis and that I was not going to die. ...

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• Talk:Sleep.
• By adding "Researchers do not know what is the role of sleep", you inserted a blatant fallacy into this text. ... Who does not know the role of sleep? Vertes? If you said "Researchers do not know all the function of sleep" you might be closer to the truth because there are many in the research community who still push on with some of their own theories. If a simple experiment: learn the Towers of Hanoi, get sleep or do not get sleep, check the performance, clearly indicates deficit in procedural learning for sleep deprived, no reasonable person would question the role of sleep in learning. ... Imagine searching the net about the theory of evolution in the 1860s (the most valuable findings in sleep&learning research date to late 1980s and the 1990s). ...
• I think the wording could be better--I agree with Piotr that it is well established that consolidation of memory occurs during sleep, but that by no means should elevate this simple fact to a "purpose". ... Now, last I heard, it was an enormous mystery to sleep researchers what the purpose of sleep is, though there were a number of theories. I am willing to concede that in the intervening years (ten?), researchers have concluded that sleep does have at least one specific, well-demonstrated function; but in that case, it would be a good idea to say who the (main) researchers are who have demonstrated this, how it was demonstrated, and so forth--all the details you (finally and helpfully) mention above. ...
• I put some links to popular scientific articles at sleep and learning. If they survive future edits, any reasonable person can draw his or her own conclusions about the role of sleep (don't we all pause why should we waste 1/3 of our lives on a seemingly useless state of unawareness and vulnerability? -- the greatest minds in the research community have a very simple answer to that: optimizing memory storage in condition of information excess). If anyone is interested in my own popular scientific summary and practical applications of knowledge about sleep, see: http://www. ... com/articles/sleep. ...
• Not just humans sleep - other mammals certainly do and other animals have similar rest states. ... -rmhermen According to what I've read in body-building literature, sleep is necessary for muscle growth and repair. Sleep probably serves numerous other physical purposes, which should be included in the article. ...
• If muscle impulsation had to be cut off, it could have been done by "paralysis" at the level of the medulla oblongata. ... You can rest your muscles ok without getting any sleep. The belief that sleep is needed for muscle regenration comes from the fact that the organisms puts various defense mechanisms against sleep deprivation that would slow down registering new generalized and non-interfering memories to a crawl. ...

• PPRC Sleep Disorders .
• Why include sleep disorders as a primary segment of this site? In addition to the fact that individuals suffering from classic forms of periodic paralysis frequently report sleep-related problems:.
• Sleep Paralysis is, by definition, a type of “periodic” paralysis.
• Patients exhibiting symptoms of periodic paralysis are often given a preliminary diagnosis of sleep paralysis, and in some cases the opposite may occur.
• Many individuals who suffer from periodic paralysis also experience difficulties with sleep. As described in “Sleep and Neuromuscular Disorders,” (See below), neuromuscular disorders, in general, are often associated with sleep related abnormalities. ...
• As described below, diagnostic criteria for sleep paralysis includes the elimination of periodic paralysis.
• To elaborate the differences between sleep paralysis and other periodic paralyses.
• Sleep Paralysis: From "Principles and Practices of Sleep Medicine," 2nd edition, W. ... The semiconscious state of Sleep Paralysis can be distinguished from seizures, syncopal episodes, and periodic paralysis by its association with the beginning and end of sleep, by its termination with noise or touch, and by the immediate return to full consciousness when the episode ends.
• Also from "Lancet," (1993): Sleep Paralysis has been associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, pre-sleep dreams, cataplexy, and insomnia. ... whatever the exact physiological mechanism, all types of sleep paralysis are probably due to inappropriate timing of REM sleep atonia. ... findings suggest that sleep paralysis/excessive daytime sleepiness syndrome without cataplexy is not a subtype of the narcoleptic syndrome, but a separate disorder.
• The term "hypnagogic" comes from the Greek words hypnos: sleep, and agogos: leading. In medicine, the term hypnagogic means inducing sleep or induced by sleep. ...
• The term "Hypnopompic" comes from the Greek words hypnos: sleep, and pompe: procession. This term refers to dreams or visual images persisting after sleep prior to complete awakening.

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• THAT'S NO ALIEN -- THAT'S THE GOBLIN OF SLEEP PARALYSIS.
• Called sleep paralysis, the disorder -- the result of a disconnect between brain and body when a person is on the fringe of sleep -- is turning out to be increasingly common, affecting nearly half of all people at least once. Moreover, a growing number of scholars believe sleep paralysis may be the reason for many ancient reports of attacks by witches and modern claims of abduction by space aliens.
• "I think it can explain claims of witchcraft and alien abduction," says Kazuhiko Fukuda, a psychologist at Fukushima University in Japan and a leading expert on sleep paralysis. Research in Japan has had a headstart because sleep paralysis is well-known to most Japanese, who call it kanashibari, while it is little-known and less studied in the West.
• Sleep paralysis was once thought to be rare. ...
• Sleep paralysis seems to have been described since ancient times, and an episode appears in Moby Dick and perhaps also in the 18th-century Henry Fuseli painting, The Nightmare, which shows a goblin sitting on the stomach of a sleeping woman. What is striking is that although the symptoms of sleep paralysis are generally similar, the images in the hallucinations and the interpretation of them vary.
• Europeans seem to have interpreted ancient sleep paralysis as assaults or abductions by witches taking them off for a forcible ride on a broomstick. ...
• Still, sleep paralysis cannot be a full explanation because some reports of alien abduction do not involve sleep. ... Newman, a psychologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has studied alien abductions, argues that they are false memories -- in some cases triggered by sleep paralysis but at other times by daydreams or fantasies.

• (4371) Fri 5 Mar 93 2:30p By: Greg Larson To: All Re: Sleep Paralysis Syndrome St: 4600> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: gslars@staff. ... visitors In the latest issue of UFO (published by California UFO), there's an interesting article on what is called "Sleep Paralysis Syndrome", part of the idea being that it is responsible for some reports of alien intruders, ghosts, etc. ... (Sleep paralysis often occurs to those who are extremely fatigues. ... Now I felt confused, and began to struggle with the paralysis. ... 00 * Origin: Paranet(sm) - The world's leading UFO Investigative News Network (1:30163/150) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4600) Sat 6 Mar 93 2:48p By: A Richard Temps To: All Re: Re: Sleep Paralysis Syndrome St: 4371 Newsgroups: alt. ... (Sleep >paralysis often occurs to those who are extremely fatigues. ... >Now I felt confused, and began to struggle with the paralysis. ... >Greg Larson Hmmm, this 'Sleep Paralysis' perhaps needs a little fine tuning to better understand this. ... Basically, it means that your mind and body are in full sleep states, but you have full or partial consciousness. ... In this case, you being in a sleep state, your brain was on 'idle' mode, and thus not in a state to process the information that you were receiving. ... 00 * Origin: Paranet(sm) - The world's leading UFO Investigative News Network (1:30163/150) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4639) Sat 6 Mar 93 2:49p By: Steve Xi The Entity_attache' To: All Re: Re: Sleep Paralysis Syndrome St: 4600 Newsgroups: alt.

• Sleep Paralysis or Ghostly Apparition?.
• I am aware of the subject of hypnopompic/hypnogogic hallucinations & sleep paralysis, and perhaps this is what I experienced. However, no typical paralysis symptoms were involved as I could turn around to face my wife, and also look about the room. ...

• Sleep paralysis documentations in narcolepsy - a case report. ...

• Narcolepsy is a neurological sleep disorder that causes the patient to feel constantly tired and sleepy. ... Narcoleptics may also suffer from Sleep Paralysis, where on falling asleep or on wakening, the patient is unable to speak or move for a short while. ...
• • Daytime sleep attacks, which can occur without warning. ... • Sleep Paralysis, just before or after sleep. ...
• Sleep Paralysis.
• Recent research has revealed that sleep paralysis is far more common than ever realised. ... Sleep paralysis usually happens when someone is just entering or leaving sleep, and lasts from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. ... There also appears to be a connection between sleep deprivation and sleep paralysis, as this is confirmed by the number of people who work nights and get it. Though alarming to the patient, sleep paralysis is said to be harmless, but chronic insomnia can develop in sufferers who are afraid of a repeat episode. That fear, coupled with a lack of sleep, probably makes a recurrence more likely. ...
• Uncontrollable "Sleep Attacks" can also develop into dangerous situations e. ...

• The term “parasomnia” refers to a wide variety of disruptive sleep-related events. ...
• The most common type of parasomnias are “disorders of arousal,” which include confusional arousals, sleepwalking (somnambulism), and sleep terrors. ... These arousals occur when a person is in a mixed state of being both asleep and awake, and usually coming from the deepest stage of nondreaming sleep. ...
• The episodes may last up to half an hour and usually end with the person calming, waking briefly, and then only wanting to return to sleep.
• SLEEP-RELATED EATING.
• A rare type of sleepwalking is “sleep-related eating. ” People with this disorder experience episodes of eating during sleep, without being aware of what they are doing. Sleep-related eating may occur often enough to result in a sinificant weight gain. ...
• SLEEP TERRORS.
• Sleep terrors are the most extreme and dramatic form of arousal disorders and are the most distressing to witness. A sleep terror episode usually begins with a bloodcurdling scream or shout, and may produce signs that suggest extreme terror, such as dilated pupils, rapid breathing, racing heart, sweating, and extreme agitation. During a sleep terror, the person may bolt out of bed and run around the room or even out of the house. ... As disturbing and frightening as sleep terrors are to an observer, individuals having them are usually totally unaware of what they are doing and do not remember the incident when they awaken. People who have sleep terrors do not recall vivid dream images, unlike people who have nightmares or bad dreams.
• In some cases these events are triggered by other conditions such as sleep apnea, heartburn, or periodic limb movements during sleep. A sleep specialist should evaluate the person’s behavior and medical history.

• Subject: Sleep paralysis or something more?.
• Topic Area: Sleep.
• Based on what I have researched, it seems that I have sleep.
• paralysis with hypnogogic hallucinations. ...
• The rest of the sleep paralysis/hypnogogic halllucination stuff that follows seems pretty consistent with anecdotal.
• Is this simply part of the sleep paralysis /.
• Sorry to hear about your sleep problem. The vivid dreaming that occurs and the inability to move is due to rapid onset of REM sleep. ... However, anything is possible and this might be related as it does seem to be coincident with your sleep events. It might be a good idea to see a sleep person and maybe a sleep study with EEG electrodes to rule out the possibility of a seizure event(s). ... My best bet would be that it is part of your sleep problem, which ought to be checked out anyway.

• Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks. Other symptoms include brief episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis, dream-like images when falling asleep and disturbed sleep at night. ...
• This sleep disorder usually develops during the late teens or early twenties and continues throughout the individual's life. ...
• Our current study focuses on the use of stimulants for controlling sleep attacks and excessive daytime sleepiness. ...
• If you suspect you have a sleep disorder you should seek medical care from a qualified professional.

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